What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16796 and 16813?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16796 and 16813 is 17.

GCF(16796,16813) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16796 and 16813, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16796 and 16813.

How to find the GCF of 16796 and 16813?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16796 and 16813. After we will calculate the factors of 16796 and 16813 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16796

Prime factors of 16796 are 2, 13, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 16796 in exponential form is:

16796 = 2² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16813

Prime factors of 16813 are 17, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 16813 in exponential form is:

16813 = 17¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 16796

List of positive integer factors of 16796 that divides 16796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 17, 19, 26, 34, 38, 52, 68, 76, 221, 247, 323, 442, 494, 646, 884, 988, 1292, 4199, 8398

Step-4: Factors of 16813

List of positive integer factors of 16813 that divides 16796 without a remainder.

1, 17, 23, 43, 391, 731, 989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16796 and 16813. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16796 and 16813 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16796 and 16813