What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15556 and 15571?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15556 and 15571 is 1.

GCF(15556,15571) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15556 and 15571, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15556 and 15571.

How to find the GCF of 15556 and 15571?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15556 and 15571. After we will calculate the factors of 15556 and 15571 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15556

Prime factors of 15556 are 2, 3889. Prime factorization of 15556 in exponential form is:

15556 = 2² × 3889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15571

Prime factors of 15571 are 23, 677. Prime factorization of 15571 in exponential form is:

15571 = 23¹ × 677¹

Step-3: Factors of 15556

List of positive integer factors of 15556 that divides 15556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3889, 7778

Step-4: Factors of 15571

List of positive integer factors of 15571 that divides 15556 without a remainder.

1, 23, 677

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15556 and 15571. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15556 and 15571 is 1.

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