What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16975 and 16992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16975 and 16992 is 1.

GCF(16975,16992) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16975 and 16992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16975 and 16992.

How to find the GCF of 16975 and 16992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16975 and 16992. After we will calculate the factors of 16975 and 16992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16975

Prime factors of 16975 are 5, 7, 97. Prime factorization of 16975 in exponential form is:

16975 = 5² × 7¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16992

Prime factors of 16992 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 16992 in exponential form is:

16992 = 2⁵ × 3² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 16975

List of positive integer factors of 16975 that divides 16975 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 25, 35, 97, 175, 485, 679, 2425, 3395

Step-4: Factors of 16992

List of positive integer factors of 16992 that divides 16975 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 59, 72, 96, 118, 144, 177, 236, 288, 354, 472, 531, 708, 944, 1062, 1416, 1888, 2124, 2832, 4248, 5664, 8496

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16975 and 16992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16975 and 16992 is 1.

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