What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16687 and 16697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16687 and 16697 is 1.

GCF(16687,16697) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16687 and 16697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16687 and 16697.

How to find the GCF of 16687 and 16697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16687 and 16697. After we will calculate the factors of 16687 and 16697 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16687

Prime factors of 16687 are 11, 37, 41. Prime factorization of 16687 in exponential form is:

16687 = 11¹ × 37¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16697

Prime factors of 16697 are 59, 283. Prime factorization of 16697 in exponential form is:

16697 = 59¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 16687

List of positive integer factors of 16687 that divides 16687 without a remainder.

1, 11, 37, 41, 407, 451, 1517

Step-4: Factors of 16697

List of positive integer factors of 16697 that divides 16687 without a remainder.

1, 59, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16687 and 16697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16687 and 16697 is 1.

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