What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16261 and 16265?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16261 and 16265 is 1.

GCF(16261,16265) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16261 and 16265, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16261 and 16265.

How to find the GCF of 16261 and 16265?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16261 and 16265. After we will calculate the factors of 16261 and 16265 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16261

Prime factors of 16261 are 7, 23, 101. Prime factorization of 16261 in exponential form is:

16261 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16265

Prime factors of 16265 are 5, 3253. Prime factorization of 16265 in exponential form is:

16265 = 5¹ × 3253¹

Step-3: Factors of 16261

List of positive integer factors of 16261 that divides 16261 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 101, 161, 707, 2323

Step-4: Factors of 16265

List of positive integer factors of 16265 that divides 16261 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16261 and 16265. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16261 and 16265 is 1.

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