What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16255 and 16266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16255 and 16266 is 1.

GCF(16255,16266) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16255 and 16266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16255 and 16266.

How to find the GCF of 16255 and 16266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16255 and 16266. After we will calculate the factors of 16255 and 16266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16255

Prime factors of 16255 are 5, 3251. Prime factorization of 16255 in exponential form is:

16255 = 5¹ × 3251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16266

Prime factors of 16266 are 2, 3, 2711. Prime factorization of 16266 in exponential form is:

16266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2711¹

Step-3: Factors of 16255

List of positive integer factors of 16255 that divides 16255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3251

Step-4: Factors of 16266

List of positive integer factors of 16266 that divides 16255 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2711, 5422, 8133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16255 and 16266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16255 and 16266 is 1.

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