What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16031 and 16046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16031 and 16046 is 1.

GCF(16031,16046) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16031 and 16046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16031 and 16046.

How to find the GCF of 16031 and 16046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16031 and 16046. After we will calculate the factors of 16031 and 16046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16031

Prime factors of 16031 are 17, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 16031 in exponential form is:

16031 = 17¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16046

Prime factors of 16046 are 2, 71, 113. Prime factorization of 16046 in exponential form is:

16046 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 16031

List of positive integer factors of 16031 that divides 16031 without a remainder.

1, 17, 23, 41, 391, 697, 943

Step-4: Factors of 16046

List of positive integer factors of 16046 that divides 16031 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 113, 142, 226, 8023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16031 and 16046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16031 and 16046 is 1.

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