What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16159 and 16173?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16159 and 16173 is 1.

GCF(16159,16173) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16159 and 16173, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16159 and 16173.

How to find the GCF of 16159 and 16173?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16159 and 16173. After we will calculate the factors of 16159 and 16173 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 16173

Prime factors of 16173 are 3, 599. Prime factorization of 16173 in exponential form is:

16173 = 3³ × 599¹

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 16173

List of positive integer factors of 16173 that divides 16159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 599, 1797, 5391

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16159 and 16173. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16159 and 16173 is 1.

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