What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16021 and 16040?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16021 and 16040 is 1.

GCF(16021,16040) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16021 and 16040, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16021 and 16040.

How to find the GCF of 16021 and 16040?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16021 and 16040. After we will calculate the factors of 16021 and 16040 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16021

Prime factors of 16021 are 37, 433. Prime factorization of 16021 in exponential form is:

16021 = 37¹ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16040

Prime factors of 16040 are 2, 5, 401. Prime factorization of 16040 in exponential form is:

16040 = 2³ × 5¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 16021

List of positive integer factors of 16021 that divides 16021 without a remainder.

1, 37, 433

Step-4: Factors of 16040

List of positive integer factors of 16040 that divides 16021 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 401, 802, 1604, 2005, 3208, 4010, 8020

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16021 and 16040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16021 and 16040 is 1.

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