What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16253 and 16259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16253 and 16259 is 1.

GCF(16253,16259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16253 and 16259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16253 and 16259.

How to find the GCF of 16253 and 16259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16253 and 16259. After we will calculate the factors of 16253 and 16259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16253

Prime factors of 16253 are 16253. Prime factorization of 16253 in exponential form is:

16253 = 16253¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16259

Prime factors of 16259 are 71, 229. Prime factorization of 16259 in exponential form is:

16259 = 71¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 16253

List of positive integer factors of 16253 that divides 16253 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 16259

List of positive integer factors of 16259 that divides 16253 without a remainder.

1, 71, 229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16253 and 16259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16253 and 16259 is 1.

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