What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16303 and 16321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16303 and 16321 is 1.

GCF(16303,16321) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16303 and 16321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16303 and 16321.

How to find the GCF of 16303 and 16321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16303 and 16321. After we will calculate the factors of 16303 and 16321 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16303

Prime factors of 16303 are 7, 17, 137. Prime factorization of 16303 in exponential form is:

16303 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16321

Prime factors of 16321 are 19, 859. Prime factorization of 16321 in exponential form is:

16321 = 19¹ × 859¹

Step-3: Factors of 16303

List of positive integer factors of 16303 that divides 16303 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 137, 959, 2329

Step-4: Factors of 16321

List of positive integer factors of 16321 that divides 16303 without a remainder.

1, 19, 859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16303 and 16321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16303 and 16321 is 1.

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