What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16898 and 16903?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16898 and 16903 is 1.

GCF(16898,16903) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16898 and 16903, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16898 and 16903.

How to find the GCF of 16898 and 16903?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16898 and 16903. After we will calculate the factors of 16898 and 16903 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16898

Prime factors of 16898 are 2, 7, 17, 71. Prime factorization of 16898 in exponential form is:

16898 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16903

Prime factors of 16903 are 16903. Prime factorization of 16903 in exponential form is:

16903 = 16903¹

Step-3: Factors of 16898

List of positive integer factors of 16898 that divides 16898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 71, 119, 142, 238, 497, 994, 1207, 2414, 8449

Step-4: Factors of 16903

List of positive integer factors of 16903 that divides 16898 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16898 and 16903. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16898 and 16903 is 1.

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