What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16642 and 16651?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16642 and 16651 is 1.

GCF(16642,16651) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16642 and 16651, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16642 and 16651.

How to find the GCF of 16642 and 16651?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16642 and 16651. After we will calculate the factors of 16642 and 16651 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16642

Prime factors of 16642 are 2, 53, 157. Prime factorization of 16642 in exponential form is:

16642 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 157¹

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 16642

List of positive integer factors of 16642 that divides 16642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 157, 314, 8321

Step-4: Factors of 16651

List of positive integer factors of 16651 that divides 16642 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16642 and 16651. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16642 and 16651 is 1.

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