What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16629 and 16649?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16629 and 16649 is 1.

GCF(16629,16649) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16629 and 16649, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16629 and 16649.

How to find the GCF of 16629 and 16649?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16629 and 16649. After we will calculate the factors of 16629 and 16649 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16629

Prime factors of 16629 are 3, 23, 241. Prime factorization of 16629 in exponential form is:

16629 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16649

Prime factors of 16649 are 16649. Prime factorization of 16649 in exponential form is:

16649 = 16649¹

Step-3: Factors of 16629

List of positive integer factors of 16629 that divides 16629 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 241, 723, 5543

Step-4: Factors of 16649

List of positive integer factors of 16649 that divides 16629 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16629 and 16649. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16629 and 16649 is 1.

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