What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16297 and 16301?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16297 and 16301 is 1.

GCF(16297,16301) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16297 and 16301, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16297 and 16301.

How to find the GCF of 16297 and 16301?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16297 and 16301. After we will calculate the factors of 16297 and 16301 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16297

Prime factors of 16297 are 43, 379. Prime factorization of 16297 in exponential form is:

16297 = 43¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16301

Prime factors of 16301 are 16301. Prime factorization of 16301 in exponential form is:

16301 = 16301¹

Step-3: Factors of 16297

List of positive integer factors of 16297 that divides 16297 without a remainder.

1, 43, 379

Step-4: Factors of 16301

List of positive integer factors of 16301 that divides 16297 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16297 and 16301. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16297 and 16301 is 1.

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