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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1657 and 1672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1657 and 1672 is 1.

GCF(1657,1672) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1657 and 1672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1657 and 1672.

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How to find the GCF of 1657 and 1672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1657 and 1672. After we will calculate the factors of 1657 and 1672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1657

Prime factors of 1657 are 1657. Prime factorization of 1657 in exponential form is:

1657 = 16571

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1672

Prime factors of 1672 are 2, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 1672 in exponential form is:

1672 = 23 × 111 × 191

Step-3: Factors of 1657

List of positive integer factors of 1657 that divides 1657 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 1672

List of positive integer factors of 1672 that divides 1657 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 19, 22, 38, 44, 76, 88, 152, 209, 418, 836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1657 and 1672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1657 and 1672 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1657 and 1672