What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16270 and 16285?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16270 and 16285 is 5.

GCF(16270,16285) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16270 and 16285, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16270 and 16285.

How to find the GCF of 16270 and 16285?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16270 and 16285. After we will calculate the factors of 16270 and 16285 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 16285

Prime factors of 16285 are 5, 3257. Prime factorization of 16285 in exponential form is:

16285 = 5¹ × 3257¹

Step-3: Factors of 16270

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 16285

List of positive integer factors of 16285 that divides 16270 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16270 and 16285. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16270 and 16285 is 5.

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