What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16265 and 16270?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16265 and 16270 is 5.

GCF(16265,16270) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16265 and 16270, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16265 and 16270.

How to find the GCF of 16265 and 16270?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16265 and 16270. After we will calculate the factors of 16265 and 16270 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16265

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

16265 = 5¹ × 3253¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16270

Prime factors of 16270 are 2, 5, 1627. Prime factorization of 16270 in exponential form is:

16270 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1627¹

Step-3: Factors of 16265

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

1, 5, 3253

Step-4: Factors of 16270

List of positive integer factors of 16270 that divides 16265 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1627, 3254, 8135

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16265 and 16270. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16265 and 16270 is 5.

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