What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16059 and 16066?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16059 and 16066 is 1.

GCF(16059,16066) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16059 and 16066, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16059 and 16066.

How to find the GCF of 16059 and 16066?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16059 and 16066. After we will calculate the factors of 16059 and 16066 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 16066

Prime factors of 16066 are 2, 29, 277. Prime factorization of 16066 in exponential form is:

16066 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 277¹

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 16066

List of positive integer factors of 16066 that divides 16059 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 277, 554, 8033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16059 and 16066. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16059 and 16066 is 1.

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