What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16243 and 16251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16243 and 16251 is 1.

GCF(16243,16251) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16243 and 16251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16243 and 16251.

How to find the GCF of 16243 and 16251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16243 and 16251. After we will calculate the factors of 16243 and 16251 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16243

Prime factors of 16243 are 37, 439. Prime factorization of 16243 in exponential form is:

16243 = 37¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16251

Prime factors of 16251 are 3, 5417. Prime factorization of 16251 in exponential form is:

16251 = 3¹ × 5417¹

Step-3: Factors of 16243

List of positive integer factors of 16243 that divides 16243 without a remainder.

1, 37, 439

Step-4: Factors of 16251

List of positive integer factors of 16251 that divides 16243 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16243 and 16251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16243 and 16251 is 1.

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