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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16431 and 16442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16431 and 16442 is 1.

GCF(16431,16442) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16431 and 16442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16431 and 16442.

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How to find the GCF of 16431 and 16442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16431 and 16442. After we will calculate the factors of 16431 and 16442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16431

Prime factors of 16431 are 3, 5477. Prime factorization of 16431 in exponential form is:

16431 = 31 × 54771

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16442

Prime factors of 16442 are 2, 8221. Prime factorization of 16442 in exponential form is:

16442 = 21 × 82211

Step-3: Factors of 16431

List of positive integer factors of 16431 that divides 16431 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5477

Step-4: Factors of 16442

List of positive integer factors of 16442 that divides 16431 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16431 and 16442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16431 and 16442 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 16431 and 16442