What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16159 and 16169?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16159 and 16169 is 1.

GCF(16159,16169) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16159 and 16169, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16159 and 16169.

How to find the GCF of 16159 and 16169?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16159 and 16169. After we will calculate the factors of 16159 and 16169 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16169

Prime factors of 16169 are 19, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 16169 in exponential form is:

16169 = 19¹ × 23¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 16159

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16169

List of positive integer factors of 16169 that divides 16159 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23, 37, 437, 703, 851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16159 and 16169. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16159 and 16169 is 1.

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