What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16279 and 16291?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16279 and 16291 is 1.

GCF(16279,16291) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16279 and 16291, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16279 and 16291.

How to find the GCF of 16279 and 16291?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16279 and 16291. After we will calculate the factors of 16279 and 16291 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 16291

Prime factors of 16291 are 11, 1481. Prime factorization of 16291 in exponential form is:

16291 = 11¹ × 1481¹

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 16291

List of positive integer factors of 16291 that divides 16279 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16279 and 16291. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16279 and 16291 is 1.

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