What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16342 and 16349?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16342 and 16349 is 1.

GCF(16342,16349) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16342 and 16349, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16342 and 16349.

How to find the GCF of 16342 and 16349?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16342 and 16349. After we will calculate the factors of 16342 and 16349 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16342

Prime factors of 16342 are 2, 8171. Prime factorization of 16342 in exponential form is:

16342 = 2¹ × 8171¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16349

Prime factors of 16349 are 16349. Prime factorization of 16349 in exponential form is:

16349 = 16349¹

Step-3: Factors of 16342

List of positive integer factors of 16342 that divides 16342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8171

Step-4: Factors of 16349

List of positive integer factors of 16349 that divides 16342 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16342 and 16349. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16342 and 16349 is 1.

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