What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16691 and 16697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16691 and 16697 is 1.

GCF(16691,16697) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16691 and 16697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16691 and 16697.

How to find the GCF of 16691 and 16697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16691 and 16697. After we will calculate the factors of 16691 and 16697 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16691

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

16691 = 16691¹

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 16691

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

Step-4: Factors of 16697

List of positive integer factors of 16697 that divides 16691 without a remainder.

1, 59, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16691 and 16697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16691 and 16697 is 1.

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