What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16675 and 16685?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16675 and 16685 is 5.

GCF(16675,16685) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16675 and 16685, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16675 and 16685.

How to find the GCF of 16675 and 16685?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16675 and 16685. After we will calculate the factors of 16675 and 16685 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16675

Prime factors of 16675 are 5, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 16675 in exponential form is:

16675 = 5² × 23¹ × 29¹

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 16675

List of positive integer factors of 16675 that divides 16675 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 25, 29, 115, 145, 575, 667, 725, 3335

Step-4: Factors of 16685

List of positive integer factors of 16685 that divides 16675 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16675 and 16685. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16675 and 16685 is 5.

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