What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16388 and 16397?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16388 and 16397 is 1.

GCF(16388,16397) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16388 and 16397, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16388 and 16397.

How to find the GCF of 16388 and 16397?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16388 and 16397. After we will calculate the factors of 16388 and 16397 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16388

Prime factors of 16388 are 2, 17, 241. Prime factorization of 16388 in exponential form is:

16388 = 2² × 17¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16397

Prime factors of 16397 are 19, 863. Prime factorization of 16397 in exponential form is:

16397 = 19¹ × 863¹

Step-3: Factors of 16388

List of positive integer factors of 16388 that divides 16388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 241, 482, 964, 4097, 8194

Step-4: Factors of 16397

List of positive integer factors of 16397 that divides 16388 without a remainder.

1, 19, 863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16388 and 16397. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16388 and 16397 is 1.

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