What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16876 and 16893?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16876 and 16893 is 1.

GCF(16876,16893) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16876 and 16893, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16876 and 16893.

How to find the GCF of 16876 and 16893?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16876 and 16893. After we will calculate the factors of 16876 and 16893 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16876

Prime factors of 16876 are 2, 4219. Prime factorization of 16876 in exponential form is:

16876 = 2² × 4219¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16893

Prime factors of 16893 are 3, 1877. Prime factorization of 16893 in exponential form is:

16893 = 3² × 1877¹

Step-3: Factors of 16876

List of positive integer factors of 16876 that divides 16876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4219, 8438

Step-4: Factors of 16893

List of positive integer factors of 16893 that divides 16876 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1877, 5631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16876 and 16893. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16876 and 16893 is 1.

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