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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16797 and 16812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16797 and 16812 is 3.

GCF(16797,16812) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16797 and 16812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16797 and 16812.

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How to find the GCF of 16797 and 16812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16797 and 16812. After we will calculate the factors of 16797 and 16812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16797

Prime factors of 16797 are 3, 11, 509. Prime factorization of 16797 in exponential form is:

16797 = 31 × 111 × 5091

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16812

Prime factors of 16812 are 2, 3, 467. Prime factorization of 16812 in exponential form is:

16812 = 22 × 32 × 4671

Step-3: Factors of 16797

List of positive integer factors of 16797 that divides 16797 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 509, 1527, 5599

Step-4: Factors of 16812

List of positive integer factors of 16812 that divides 16797 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 467, 934, 1401, 1868, 2802, 4203, 5604, 8406

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16797 and 16812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16797 and 16812 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16797 and 16812