What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16059 and 16063?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16059 and 16063 is 1.

GCF(16059,16063) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16059 and 16063, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16059 and 16063.

How to find the GCF of 16059 and 16063?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16059 and 16063. After we will calculate the factors of 16059 and 16063 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16059

Prime factors of 16059 are 3, 53, 101. Prime factorization of 16059 in exponential form is:

16059 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16063

Prime factors of 16063 are 16063. Prime factorization of 16063 in exponential form is:

16063 = 16063¹

Step-3: Factors of 16059

List of positive integer factors of 16059 that divides 16059 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 101, 159, 303, 5353

Step-4: Factors of 16063

List of positive integer factors of 16063 that divides 16059 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16059 and 16063. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16059 and 16063 is 1.

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