What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16257 and 16271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16257 and 16271 is 1.

GCF(16257,16271) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16257 and 16271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16257 and 16271.

How to find the GCF of 16257 and 16271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16257 and 16271. After we will calculate the factors of 16257 and 16271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16257

Prime factors of 16257 are 3, 5419. Prime factorization of 16257 in exponential form is:

16257 = 3¹ × 5419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16271

Prime factors of 16271 are 53, 307. Prime factorization of 16271 in exponential form is:

16271 = 53¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 16257

List of positive integer factors of 16257 that divides 16257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5419

Step-4: Factors of 16271

List of positive integer factors of 16271 that divides 16257 without a remainder.

1, 53, 307

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16257 and 16271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16257 and 16271 is 1.

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