What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16442 and 16449?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16442 and 16449 is 1.

GCF(16442,16449) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16442 and 16449, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16442 and 16449.

How to find the GCF of 16442 and 16449?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16442 and 16449. After we will calculate the factors of 16442 and 16449 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16442

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

16442 = 2¹ × 8221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16449

Prime factors of 16449 are 3, 5483. Prime factorization of 16449 in exponential form is:

16449 = 3¹ × 5483¹

Step-3: Factors of 16442

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

1, 2, 8221

Step-4: Factors of 16449

List of positive integer factors of 16449 that divides 16442 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16442 and 16449. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16442 and 16449 is 1.

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