What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16771 and 16779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16771 and 16779 is 1.

GCF(16771,16779) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16771 and 16779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16771 and 16779.

How to find the GCF of 16771 and 16779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16771 and 16779. After we will calculate the factors of 16771 and 16779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16771

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

16771 = 31¹ × 541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16779

Prime factors of 16779 are 3, 7, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 16779 in exponential form is:

16779 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 16771

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

1, 31, 541

Step-4: Factors of 16779

List of positive integer factors of 16779 that divides 16771 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 47, 51, 119, 141, 329, 357, 799, 987, 2397, 5593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16771 and 16779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16771 and 16779 is 1.

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