What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16423 and 16440?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16423 and 16440 is 1.

GCF(16423,16440) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16423 and 16440, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16423 and 16440.

How to find the GCF of 16423 and 16440?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16423 and 16440. After we will calculate the factors of 16423 and 16440 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16423

Prime factors of 16423 are 11, 1493. Prime factorization of 16423 in exponential form is:

16423 = 11¹ × 1493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16440

Prime factors of 16440 are 2, 3, 5, 137. Prime factorization of 16440 in exponential form is:

16440 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 16423

List of positive integer factors of 16423 that divides 16423 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1493

Step-4: Factors of 16440

List of positive integer factors of 16440 that divides 16423 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 137, 274, 411, 548, 685, 822, 1096, 1370, 1644, 2055, 2740, 3288, 4110, 5480, 8220

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16423 and 16440. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16423 and 16440 is 1.

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