What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16999 and 17019?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16999 and 17019 is 1.

GCF(16999,17019) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16999 and 17019, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16999 and 17019.

How to find the GCF of 16999 and 17019?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16999 and 17019. After we will calculate the factors of 16999 and 17019 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16999

Prime factors of 16999 are 89, 191. Prime factorization of 16999 in exponential form is:

16999 = 89¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17019

Prime factors of 17019 are 3, 31, 61. Prime factorization of 17019 in exponential form is:

17019 = 3² × 31¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 16999

List of positive integer factors of 16999 that divides 16999 without a remainder.

1, 89, 191

Step-4: Factors of 17019

List of positive integer factors of 17019 that divides 16999 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 31, 61, 93, 183, 279, 549, 1891, 5673

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16999 and 17019. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16999 and 17019 is 1.

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