What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16145 and 16159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16145 and 16159 is 1.

GCF(16145,16159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16145 and 16159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16145 and 16159.

How to find the GCF of 16145 and 16159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16145 and 16159. After we will calculate the factors of 16145 and 16159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16145

Prime factors of 16145 are 5, 3229. Prime factorization of 16145 in exponential form is:

16145 = 5¹ × 3229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16159

Prime factors of 16159 are 11, 13, 113. Prime factorization of 16159 in exponential form is:

16159 = 11¹ × 13¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 16145

List of positive integer factors of 16145 that divides 16145 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3229

Step-4: Factors of 16159

List of positive integer factors of 16159 that divides 16145 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 113, 143, 1243, 1469

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16145 and 16159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16145 and 16159 is 1.

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