What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15999 and 16013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15999 and 16013 is 1.

GCF(15999,16013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15999 and 16013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15999 and 16013.

How to find the GCF of 15999 and 16013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15999 and 16013. After we will calculate the factors of 15999 and 16013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15999

Prime factors of 15999 are 3, 5333. Prime factorization of 15999 in exponential form is:

15999 = 3¹ × 5333¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16013

Prime factors of 16013 are 67, 239. Prime factorization of 16013 in exponential form is:

16013 = 67¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 15999

List of positive integer factors of 15999 that divides 15999 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5333

Step-4: Factors of 16013

List of positive integer factors of 16013 that divides 15999 without a remainder.

1, 67, 239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15999 and 16013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15999 and 16013 is 1.

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