GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16831 and 16838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16831 and 16838 is 1.

GCF(16831,16838) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16831 and 16838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16831 and 16838.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 16831 and 16838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16831 and 16838. After we will calculate the factors of 16831 and 16838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16831

Prime factors of 16831 are 16831. Prime factorization of 16831 in exponential form is:

16831 = 168311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16838

Prime factors of 16838 are 2, 8419. Prime factorization of 16838 in exponential form is:

16838 = 21 × 84191

Step-3: Factors of 16831

List of positive integer factors of 16831 that divides 16831 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 16838

List of positive integer factors of 16838 that divides 16831 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16831 and 16838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16831 and 16838 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16831 and 16838