What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16259 and 16279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16259 and 16279 is 1.

GCF(16259,16279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16259 and 16279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16259 and 16279.

How to find the GCF of 16259 and 16279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16259 and 16279. After we will calculate the factors of 16259 and 16279 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 16279

Prime factors of 16279 are 73, 223. Prime factorization of 16279 in exponential form is:

16279 = 73¹ × 223¹

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 16279

List of positive integer factors of 16279 that divides 16259 without a remainder.

1, 73, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16259 and 16279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16259 and 16279 is 1.

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