What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16827 and 16833?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16827 and 16833 is 3.

GCF(16827,16833) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16827 and 16833, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16827 and 16833.

How to find the GCF of 16827 and 16833?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16827 and 16833. After we will calculate the factors of 16827 and 16833 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16827

Prime factors of 16827 are 3, 71, 79. Prime factorization of 16827 in exponential form is:

16827 = 3¹ × 71¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16833

Prime factors of 16833 are 3, 31, 181. Prime factorization of 16833 in exponential form is:

16833 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 16827

List of positive integer factors of 16827 that divides 16827 without a remainder.

1, 3, 71, 79, 213, 237, 5609

Step-4: Factors of 16833

List of positive integer factors of 16833 that divides 16827 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 181, 543, 5611

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16827 and 16833. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16827 and 16833 is 3.

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