What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15546 and 15557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15546 and 15557 is 1.

GCF(15546,15557) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15546 and 15557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15546 and 15557.

How to find the GCF of 15546 and 15557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15546 and 15557. After we will calculate the factors of 15546 and 15557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15546

Prime factors of 15546 are 2, 3, 2591. Prime factorization of 15546 in exponential form is:

15546 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2591¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15557

Prime factors of 15557 are 47, 331. Prime factorization of 15557 in exponential form is:

15557 = 47¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 15546

List of positive integer factors of 15546 that divides 15546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2591, 5182, 7773

Step-4: Factors of 15557

List of positive integer factors of 15557 that divides 15546 without a remainder.

1, 47, 331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15546 and 15557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15546 and 15557 is 1.

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