What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16889 and 16902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16889 and 16902 is 1.

GCF(16889,16902) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16889 and 16902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16889 and 16902.

How to find the GCF of 16889 and 16902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16889 and 16902. After we will calculate the factors of 16889 and 16902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16889

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

16889 = 16889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16902

Prime factors of 16902 are 2, 3, 313. Prime factorization of 16902 in exponential form is:

16902 = 2¹ × 3³ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 16889

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

Step-4: Factors of 16902

List of positive integer factors of 16902 that divides 16889 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 313, 626, 939, 1878, 2817, 5634, 8451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16889 and 16902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16889 and 16902 is 1.

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