What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16716 and 16721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16716 and 16721 is 1.

GCF(16716,16721) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16716 and 16721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16716 and 16721.

How to find the GCF of 16716 and 16721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16716 and 16721. After we will calculate the factors of 16716 and 16721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16716

Prime factors of 16716 are 2, 3, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 16716 in exponential form is:

16716 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16721

Prime factors of 16721 are 23, 727. Prime factorization of 16721 in exponential form is:

16721 = 23¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 16716

List of positive integer factors of 16716 that divides 16716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194, 1393, 2388, 2786, 4179, 5572, 8358

Step-4: Factors of 16721

List of positive integer factors of 16721 that divides 16716 without a remainder.

1, 23, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16716 and 16721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16716 and 16721 is 1.

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