What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16597 and 16607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16597 and 16607 is 1.

GCF(16597,16607) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16597 and 16607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16597 and 16607.

How to find the GCF of 16597 and 16607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16597 and 16607. After we will calculate the factors of 16597 and 16607 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16597

Prime factors of 16597 are 7, 2371. Prime factorization of 16597 in exponential form is:

16597 = 7¹ × 2371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16607

Prime factors of 16607 are 16607. Prime factorization of 16607 in exponential form is:

16607 = 16607¹

Step-3: Factors of 16597

List of positive integer factors of 16597 that divides 16597 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2371

Step-4: Factors of 16607

List of positive integer factors of 16607 that divides 16597 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16597 and 16607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16597 and 16607 is 1.

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