What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16643 and 16661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16643 and 16661 is 1.

GCF(16643,16661) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16643 and 16661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16643 and 16661.

How to find the GCF of 16643 and 16661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16643 and 16661. After we will calculate the factors of 16643 and 16661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16643

Prime factors of 16643 are 11, 17, 89. Prime factorization of 16643 in exponential form is:

16643 = 11¹ × 17¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16661

Prime factors of 16661 are 16661. Prime factorization of 16661 in exponential form is:

16661 = 16661¹

Step-3: Factors of 16643

List of positive integer factors of 16643 that divides 16643 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17, 89, 187, 979, 1513

Step-4: Factors of 16661

List of positive integer factors of 16661 that divides 16643 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16643 and 16661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16643 and 16661 is 1.

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