What is the Greatest Common Factor of 16462 and 16477?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 16462 and 16477 is 1.

GCF(16462,16477) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 16462 and 16477, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 16462 and 16477.

How to find the GCF of 16462 and 16477?

We will first find the prime factorization of 16462 and 16477. After we will calculate the factors of 16462 and 16477 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 16462

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

16462 = 2¹ × 8231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16477

Prime factors of 16477 are 16477. Prime factorization of 16477 in exponential form is:

16477 = 16477¹

Step-3: Factors of 16462

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

1, 2, 8231

Step-4: Factors of 16477

List of positive integer factors of 16477 that divides 16462 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 16462 and 16477. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 16462 and 16477 is 1.

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