What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16762 and 16771?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16762 and 16771 is 1.

GCF(16762,16771) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16762 and 16771, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16762 and 16771.

How to find the GCF of 16762 and 16771?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16762 and 16771. After we will calculate the factors of 16762 and 16771 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16762

Prime factors of 16762 are 2, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 16762 in exponential form is:

16762 = 2¹ × 17² × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16771

Prime factors of 16771 are 31, 541. Prime factorization of 16771 in exponential form is:

16771 = 31¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 16762

List of positive integer factors of 16762 that divides 16762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 29, 34, 58, 289, 493, 578, 986, 8381

Step-4: Factors of 16771

List of positive integer factors of 16771 that divides 16762 without a remainder.

1, 31, 541

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16762 and 16771. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16762 and 16771 is 1.

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