What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16656 and 16663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16656 and 16663 is 1.

GCF(16656,16663) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16656 and 16663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16656 and 16663.

How to find the GCF of 16656 and 16663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16656 and 16663. After we will calculate the factors of 16656 and 16663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16656

Prime factors of 16656 are 2, 3, 347. Prime factorization of 16656 in exponential form is:

16656 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16663

Prime factors of 16663 are 19, 877. Prime factorization of 16663 in exponential form is:

16663 = 19¹ × 877¹

Step-3: Factors of 16656

List of positive integer factors of 16656 that divides 16656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 347, 694, 1041, 1388, 2082, 2776, 4164, 5552, 8328

Step-4: Factors of 16663

List of positive integer factors of 16663 that divides 16656 without a remainder.

1, 19, 877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16656 and 16663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16656 and 16663 is 1.

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