What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16259 and 16263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16259 and 16263 is 1.

GCF(16259,16263) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16259 and 16263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16259 and 16263.

How to find the GCF of 16259 and 16263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16259 and 16263. After we will calculate the factors of 16259 and 16263 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16259

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

16259 = 71¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16263

Prime factors of 16263 are 3, 13, 139. Prime factorization of 16263 in exponential form is:

16263 = 3² × 13¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 16259

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

1, 71, 229

Step-4: Factors of 16263

List of positive integer factors of 16263 that divides 16259 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 117, 139, 417, 1251, 1807, 5421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16259 and 16263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16259 and 16263 is 1.

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