What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16159 and 16178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16159 and 16178 is 1.

GCF(16159,16178) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16159 and 16178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16159 and 16178.

How to find the GCF of 16159 and 16178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16159 and 16178. After we will calculate the factors of 16159 and 16178 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 16178

Prime factors of 16178 are 2, 8089. Prime factorization of 16178 in exponential form is:

16178 = 2¹ × 8089¹

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 16178

List of positive integer factors of 16178 that divides 16159 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16159 and 16178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16159 and 16178 is 1.

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