What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16872 and 16879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16872 and 16879 is 1.

GCF(16872,16879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16872 and 16879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16872 and 16879.

How to find the GCF of 16872 and 16879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16872 and 16879. After we will calculate the factors of 16872 and 16879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16872

Prime factors of 16872 are 2, 3, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 16872 in exponential form is:

16872 = 2³ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16879

Prime factors of 16879 are 16879. Prime factorization of 16879 in exponential form is:

16879 = 16879¹

Step-3: Factors of 16872

List of positive integer factors of 16872 that divides 16872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 19, 24, 37, 38, 57, 74, 76, 111, 114, 148, 152, 222, 228, 296, 444, 456, 703, 888, 1406, 2109, 2812, 4218, 5624, 8436

Step-4: Factors of 16879

List of positive integer factors of 16879 that divides 16872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16872 and 16879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16872 and 16879 is 1.

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