What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16672 and 16685?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16672 and 16685 is 1.

GCF(16672,16685) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16672 and 16685, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16672 and 16685.

How to find the GCF of 16672 and 16685?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16672 and 16685. After we will calculate the factors of 16672 and 16685 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16672

Prime factors of 16672 are 2, 521. Prime factorization of 16672 in exponential form is:

16672 = 2⁵ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16685

Prime factors of 16685 are 5, 47, 71. Prime factorization of 16685 in exponential form is:

16685 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 16672

List of positive integer factors of 16672 that divides 16672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 521, 1042, 2084, 4168, 8336

Step-4: Factors of 16685

List of positive integer factors of 16685 that divides 16672 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 71, 235, 355, 3337

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16672 and 16685. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16672 and 16685 is 1.

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