What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16885 and 16889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16885 and 16889 is 1.

GCF(16885,16889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16885 and 16889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16885 and 16889.

How to find the GCF of 16885 and 16889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16885 and 16889. After we will calculate the factors of 16885 and 16889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16885

Prime factors of 16885 are 5, 11, 307. Prime factorization of 16885 in exponential form is:

16885 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 307¹

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 16885

List of positive integer factors of 16885 that divides 16885 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 307, 1535, 3377

Step-4: Factors of 16889

List of positive integer factors of 16889 that divides 16885 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16885 and 16889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16885 and 16889 is 1.

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