What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16271 and 16279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16271 and 16279 is 1.

GCF(16271,16279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16271 and 16279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16271 and 16279.

How to find the GCF of 16271 and 16279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16271 and 16279. After we will calculate the factors of 16271 and 16279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16271

Prime factors of 16271 are 53, 307. Prime factorization of 16271 in exponential form is:

16271 = 53¹ × 307¹

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 16271

List of positive integer factors of 16271 that divides 16271 without a remainder.

1, 53, 307

Step-4: Factors of 16279

List of positive integer factors of 16279 that divides 16271 without a remainder.

1, 73, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16271 and 16279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16271 and 16279 is 1.

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