What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16641 and 16651?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16641 and 16651 is 1.

GCF(16641,16651) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16641 and 16651, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16641 and 16651.

How to find the GCF of 16641 and 16651?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16641 and 16651. After we will calculate the factors of 16641 and 16651 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16641

Prime factors of 16641 are 3, 43. Prime factorization of 16641 in exponential form is:

16641 = 3² × 43²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16651

Prime factors of 16651 are 16651. Prime factorization of 16651 in exponential form is:

16651 = 16651¹

Step-3: Factors of 16641

List of positive integer factors of 16641 that divides 16641 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 129, 387, 1849, 5547

Step-4: Factors of 16651

List of positive integer factors of 16651 that divides 16641 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16641 and 16651. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16641 and 16651 is 1.

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