What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16235 and 16246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16235 and 16246 is 1.

GCF(16235,16246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16235 and 16246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16235 and 16246.

How to find the GCF of 16235 and 16246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16235 and 16246. After we will calculate the factors of 16235 and 16246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16246

Prime factors of 16246 are 2, 8123. Prime factorization of 16246 in exponential form is:

16246 = 2¹ × 8123¹

Step-3: Factors of 16235

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16246

List of positive integer factors of 16246 that divides 16235 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16235 and 16246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16235 and 16246 is 1.

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