What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16672 and 16691?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16672 and 16691 is 1.

GCF(16672,16691) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16672 and 16691, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16672 and 16691.

How to find the GCF of 16672 and 16691?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16672 and 16691. After we will calculate the factors of 16672 and 16691 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 16691

Prime factors of 16691 are 16691. Prime factorization of 16691 in exponential form is:

16691 = 16691¹

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 16691

List of positive integer factors of 16691 that divides 16672 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16672 and 16691. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16672 and 16691 is 1.

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