What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16159 and 16171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16159 and 16171 is 1.

GCF(16159,16171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16159 and 16171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16159 and 16171.

How to find the GCF of 16159 and 16171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16159 and 16171. After we will calculate the factors of 16159 and 16171 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 16171

Prime factors of 16171 are 103, 157. Prime factorization of 16171 in exponential form is:

16171 = 103¹ × 157¹

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 16171

List of positive integer factors of 16171 that divides 16159 without a remainder.

1, 103, 157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16159 and 16171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16159 and 16171 is 1.

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