What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16442 and 16459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16442 and 16459 is 1.

GCF(16442,16459) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16442 and 16459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16442 and 16459.

How to find the GCF of 16442 and 16459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16442 and 16459. After we will calculate the factors of 16442 and 16459 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 16459

Prime factors of 16459 are 109, 151. Prime factorization of 16459 in exponential form is:

16459 = 109¹ × 151¹

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 16459

List of positive integer factors of 16459 that divides 16442 without a remainder.

1, 109, 151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16442 and 16459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16442 and 16459 is 1.

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