What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16668 and 16673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16668 and 16673 is 1.

GCF(16668,16673) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16668 and 16673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16668 and 16673.

How to find the GCF of 16668 and 16673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16668 and 16673. After we will calculate the factors of 16668 and 16673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16668

Prime factors of 16668 are 2, 3, 463. Prime factorization of 16668 in exponential form is:

16668 = 2² × 3² × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16673

Prime factors of 16673 are 16673. Prime factorization of 16673 in exponential form is:

16673 = 16673¹

Step-3: Factors of 16668

List of positive integer factors of 16668 that divides 16668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 463, 926, 1389, 1852, 2778, 4167, 5556, 8334

Step-4: Factors of 16673

List of positive integer factors of 16673 that divides 16668 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16668 and 16673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16668 and 16673 is 1.

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