What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16291 and 16295?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16291 and 16295 is 1.

GCF(16291,16295) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16291 and 16295, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16291 and 16295.

How to find the GCF of 16291 and 16295?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16291 and 16295. After we will calculate the factors of 16291 and 16295 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16291

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

16291 = 11¹ × 1481¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16295

Prime factors of 16295 are 5, 3259. Prime factorization of 16295 in exponential form is:

16295 = 5¹ × 3259¹

Step-3: Factors of 16291

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

1, 11, 1481

Step-4: Factors of 16295

List of positive integer factors of 16295 that divides 16291 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16291 and 16295. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16291 and 16295 is 1.

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