What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16269 and 16281?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16269 and 16281 is 3.

GCF(16269,16281) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16269 and 16281, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16269 and 16281.

How to find the GCF of 16269 and 16281?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16269 and 16281. After we will calculate the factors of 16269 and 16281 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16269

Prime factors of 16269 are 3, 11, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 16269 in exponential form is:

16269 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16281

Prime factors of 16281 are 3, 67. Prime factorization of 16281 in exponential form is:

16281 = 3⁵ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 16269

List of positive integer factors of 16269 that divides 16269 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 17, 29, 33, 51, 87, 187, 319, 493, 561, 957, 1479, 5423

Step-4: Factors of 16281

List of positive integer factors of 16281 that divides 16269 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 67, 81, 201, 243, 603, 1809, 5427

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16269 and 16281. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16269 and 16281 is 3.

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