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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16402 and 16421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16402 and 16421 is 1.

GCF(16402,16421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16402 and 16421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16402 and 16421.

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How to find the GCF of 16402 and 16421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16402 and 16421. After we will calculate the factors of 16402 and 16421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16402

Prime factors of 16402 are 2, 59, 139. Prime factorization of 16402 in exponential form is:

16402 = 21 × 591 × 1391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16421

Prime factors of 16421 are 16421. Prime factorization of 16421 in exponential form is:

16421 = 164211

Step-3: Factors of 16402

List of positive integer factors of 16402 that divides 16402 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 139, 278, 8201

Step-4: Factors of 16421

List of positive integer factors of 16421 that divides 16402 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16402 and 16421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16402 and 16421 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16402 and 16421