What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16596 and 16609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16596 and 16609 is 1.

GCF(16596,16609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16596 and 16609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16596 and 16609.

How to find the GCF of 16596 and 16609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16596 and 16609. After we will calculate the factors of 16596 and 16609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16596

Prime factors of 16596 are 2, 3, 461. Prime factorization of 16596 in exponential form is:

16596 = 2² × 3² × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16609

Prime factors of 16609 are 17, 977. Prime factorization of 16609 in exponential form is:

16609 = 17¹ × 977¹

Step-3: Factors of 16596

List of positive integer factors of 16596 that divides 16596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 461, 922, 1383, 1844, 2766, 4149, 5532, 8298

Step-4: Factors of 16609

List of positive integer factors of 16609 that divides 16596 without a remainder.

1, 17, 977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16596 and 16609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16596 and 16609 is 1.

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