What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16326 and 16331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16326 and 16331 is 1.

GCF(16326,16331) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16326 and 16331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16326 and 16331.

How to find the GCF of 16326 and 16331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16326 and 16331. After we will calculate the factors of 16326 and 16331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16326

Prime factors of 16326 are 2, 3, 907. Prime factorization of 16326 in exponential form is:

16326 = 2¹ × 3² × 907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16331

Prime factors of 16331 are 7, 2333. Prime factorization of 16331 in exponential form is:

16331 = 7¹ × 2333¹

Step-3: Factors of 16326

List of positive integer factors of 16326 that divides 16326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 907, 1814, 2721, 5442, 8163

Step-4: Factors of 16331

List of positive integer factors of 16331 that divides 16326 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2333

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16326 and 16331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16326 and 16331 is 1.

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