What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16820 and 16829?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16820 and 16829 is 1.

GCF(16820,16829) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16820 and 16829, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16820 and 16829.

How to find the GCF of 16820 and 16829?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16820 and 16829. After we will calculate the factors of 16820 and 16829 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16820

Prime factors of 16820 are 2, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 16820 in exponential form is:

16820 = 2² × 5¹ × 29²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16829

Prime factors of 16829 are 16829. Prime factorization of 16829 in exponential form is:

16829 = 16829¹

Step-3: Factors of 16820

List of positive integer factors of 16820 that divides 16820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 29, 58, 116, 145, 290, 580, 841, 1682, 3364, 4205, 8410

Step-4: Factors of 16829

List of positive integer factors of 16829 that divides 16820 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16820 and 16829. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16820 and 16829 is 1.

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