What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16659 and 16671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16659 and 16671 is 3.

GCF(16659,16671) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16659 and 16671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16659 and 16671.

How to find the GCF of 16659 and 16671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16659 and 16671. After we will calculate the factors of 16659 and 16671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16659

Prime factors of 16659 are 3, 617. Prime factorization of 16659 in exponential form is:

16659 = 3³ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16671

Prime factors of 16671 are 3, 5557. Prime factorization of 16671 in exponential form is:

16671 = 3¹ × 5557¹

Step-3: Factors of 16659

List of positive integer factors of 16659 that divides 16659 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 617, 1851, 5553

Step-4: Factors of 16671

List of positive integer factors of 16671 that divides 16659 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16659 and 16671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16659 and 16671 is 3.

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