What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16843 and 16857?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16843 and 16857 is 1.

GCF(16843,16857) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16843 and 16857, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16843 and 16857.

How to find the GCF of 16843 and 16857?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16843 and 16857. After we will calculate the factors of 16843 and 16857 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16843

Prime factors of 16843 are 16843. Prime factorization of 16843 in exponential form is:

16843 = 16843¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16857

Prime factors of 16857 are 3, 1873. Prime factorization of 16857 in exponential form is:

16857 = 3² × 1873¹

Step-3: Factors of 16843

List of positive integer factors of 16843 that divides 16843 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 16857

List of positive integer factors of 16857 that divides 16843 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1873, 5619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16843 and 16857. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16843 and 16857 is 1.

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