What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16671 and 16683?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16671 and 16683 is 3.

GCF(16671,16683) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16671 and 16683, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16671 and 16683.

How to find the GCF of 16671 and 16683?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16671 and 16683. After we will calculate the factors of 16671 and 16683 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16671

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

16671 = 3¹ × 5557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16683

Prime factors of 16683 are 3, 67, 83. Prime factorization of 16683 in exponential form is:

16683 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 16671

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

1, 3, 5557

Step-4: Factors of 16683

List of positive integer factors of 16683 that divides 16671 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 83, 201, 249, 5561

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16671 and 16683. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16671 and 16683 is 3.

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