What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16451 and 16462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16451 and 16462 is 1.

GCF(16451,16462) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16451 and 16462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16451 and 16462.

How to find the GCF of 16451 and 16462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16451 and 16462. After we will calculate the factors of 16451 and 16462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16451

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

16451 = 16451¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16462

Prime factors of 16462 are 2, 8231. Prime factorization of 16462 in exponential form is:

16462 = 2¹ × 8231¹

Step-3: Factors of 16451

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

Step-4: Factors of 16462

List of positive integer factors of 16462 that divides 16451 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16451 and 16462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16451 and 16462 is 1.

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