What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16879 and 16889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16879 and 16889 is 1.

GCF(16879,16889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16879 and 16889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16879 and 16889.

How to find the GCF of 16879 and 16889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16879 and 16889. After we will calculate the factors of 16879 and 16889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16879

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

16879 = 16879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16889

Prime factors of 16889 are 16889. Prime factorization of 16889 in exponential form is:

16889 = 16889¹

Step-3: Factors of 16879

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

Step-4: Factors of 16889

List of positive integer factors of 16889 that divides 16879 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16879 and 16889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16879 and 16889 is 1.

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