What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15558 and 15573?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15558 and 15573 is 3.

GCF(15558,15573) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15558 and 15573, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15558 and 15573.

How to find the GCF of 15558 and 15573?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15558 and 15573. After we will calculate the factors of 15558 and 15573 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15558

Prime factors of 15558 are 2, 3, 2593. Prime factorization of 15558 in exponential form is:

15558 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15573

Prime factors of 15573 are 3, 29, 179. Prime factorization of 15573 in exponential form is:

15573 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 15558

List of positive integer factors of 15558 that divides 15558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2593, 5186, 7779

Step-4: Factors of 15573

List of positive integer factors of 15573 that divides 15558 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 179, 537, 5191

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15558 and 15573. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15558 and 15573 is 3.

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