What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16459 and 16479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16459 and 16479 is 1.

GCF(16459,16479) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16459 and 16479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16459 and 16479.

How to find the GCF of 16459 and 16479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16459 and 16479. After we will calculate the factors of 16459 and 16479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16459

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

16459 = 109¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16479

Prime factors of 16479 are 3, 1831. Prime factorization of 16479 in exponential form is:

16479 = 3² × 1831¹

Step-3: Factors of 16459

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

1, 109, 151

Step-4: Factors of 16479

List of positive integer factors of 16479 that divides 16459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1831, 5493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16459 and 16479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16459 and 16479 is 1.

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