What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16564 and 16579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16564 and 16579 is 1.

GCF(16564,16579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16564 and 16579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16564 and 16579.

How to find the GCF of 16564 and 16579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16564 and 16579. After we will calculate the factors of 16564 and 16579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16564

Prime factors of 16564 are 2, 41, 101. Prime factorization of 16564 in exponential form is:

16564 = 2² × 41¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16579

Prime factors of 16579 are 59, 281. Prime factorization of 16579 in exponential form is:

16579 = 59¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 16564

List of positive integer factors of 16564 that divides 16564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 101, 164, 202, 404, 4141, 8282

Step-4: Factors of 16579

List of positive integer factors of 16579 that divides 16564 without a remainder.

1, 59, 281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16564 and 16579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16564 and 16579 is 1.

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