What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16279 and 16284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16279 and 16284 is 1.

GCF(16279,16284) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16279 and 16284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16279 and 16284.

How to find the GCF of 16279 and 16284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16279 and 16284. After we will calculate the factors of 16279 and 16284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16279

Prime factors of 16279 are 73, 223. Prime factorization of 16279 in exponential form is:

16279 = 73¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16284

Prime factors of 16284 are 2, 3, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 16284 in exponential form is:

16284 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 16279

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

1, 73, 223

Step-4: Factors of 16284

List of positive integer factors of 16284 that divides 16279 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 59, 69, 92, 118, 138, 177, 236, 276, 354, 708, 1357, 2714, 4071, 5428, 8142

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16279 and 16284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16279 and 16284 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16279 and 16284