What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16125 and 16137?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16125 and 16137 is 3.

GCF(16125,16137) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16125 and 16137, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16125 and 16137.

How to find the GCF of 16125 and 16137?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16125 and 16137. After we will calculate the factors of 16125 and 16137 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16125

Prime factors of 16125 are 3, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 16125 in exponential form is:

16125 = 3¹ × 5³ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16137

Prime factors of 16137 are 3, 11, 163. Prime factorization of 16137 in exponential form is:

16137 = 3² × 11¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 16125

List of positive integer factors of 16125 that divides 16125 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 43, 75, 125, 129, 215, 375, 645, 1075, 3225, 5375

Step-4: Factors of 16137

List of positive integer factors of 16137 that divides 16125 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 163, 489, 1467, 1793, 5379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16125 and 16137. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16125 and 16137 is 3.

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