What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16121 and 16138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16121 and 16138 is 1.

GCF(16121,16138) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16121 and 16138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16121 and 16138.

How to find the GCF of 16121 and 16138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16121 and 16138. After we will calculate the factors of 16121 and 16138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16121

Prime factors of 16121 are 7, 47. Prime factorization of 16121 in exponential form is:

16121 = 7³ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16138

Prime factors of 16138 are 2, 8069. Prime factorization of 16138 in exponential form is:

16138 = 2¹ × 8069¹

Step-3: Factors of 16121

List of positive integer factors of 16121 that divides 16121 without a remainder.

1, 7, 47, 49, 329, 343, 2303

Step-4: Factors of 16138

List of positive integer factors of 16138 that divides 16121 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8069

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16121 and 16138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16121 and 16138 is 1.

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