What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16873 and 16879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16873 and 16879 is 1.

GCF(16873,16879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16873 and 16879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16873 and 16879.

How to find the GCF of 16873 and 16879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16873 and 16879. After we will calculate the factors of 16873 and 16879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16873

Prime factors of 16873 are 47, 359. Prime factorization of 16873 in exponential form is:

16873 = 47¹ × 359¹

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 16873

List of positive integer factors of 16873 that divides 16873 without a remainder.

1, 47, 359

Step-4: Factors of 16879

List of positive integer factors of 16879 that divides 16873 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16873 and 16879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16873 and 16879 is 1.

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