What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16342 and 16355?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16342 and 16355 is 1.

GCF(16342,16355) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16342 and 16355, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16342 and 16355.

How to find the GCF of 16342 and 16355?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16342 and 16355. After we will calculate the factors of 16342 and 16355 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 16355

Prime factors of 16355 are 5, 3271. Prime factorization of 16355 in exponential form is:

16355 = 5¹ × 3271¹

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 16355

List of positive integer factors of 16355 that divides 16342 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16342 and 16355. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16342 and 16355 is 1.

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