What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16438 and 16451?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16438 and 16451 is 1.

GCF(16438,16451) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16438 and 16451, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16438 and 16451.

How to find the GCF of 16438 and 16451?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16438 and 16451. After we will calculate the factors of 16438 and 16451 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16438

Prime factors of 16438 are 2, 8219. Prime factorization of 16438 in exponential form is:

16438 = 2¹ × 8219¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16451

Prime factors of 16451 are 16451. Prime factorization of 16451 in exponential form is:

16451 = 16451¹

Step-3: Factors of 16438

List of positive integer factors of 16438 that divides 16438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8219

Step-4: Factors of 16451

List of positive integer factors of 16451 that divides 16438 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16438 and 16451. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16438 and 16451 is 1.

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