What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16231 and 16235?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16231 and 16235 is 1.

GCF(16231,16235) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16231 and 16235, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16231 and 16235.

How to find the GCF of 16231 and 16235?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16231 and 16235. After we will calculate the factors of 16231 and 16235 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16231

Prime factors of 16231 are 16231. Prime factorization of 16231 in exponential form is:

16231 = 16231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16235

Prime factors of 16235 are 5, 17, 191. Prime factorization of 16235 in exponential form is:

16235 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 16231

List of positive integer factors of 16231 that divides 16231 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 16235

List of positive integer factors of 16235 that divides 16231 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 85, 191, 955, 3247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16231 and 16235. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16231 and 16235 is 1.

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