What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15561 and 15567?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15561 and 15567 is 3.

GCF(15561,15567) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15561 and 15567, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15561 and 15567.

How to find the GCF of 15561 and 15567?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15561 and 15567. After we will calculate the factors of 15561 and 15567 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15561

Prime factors of 15561 are 3, 7, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 15561 in exponential form is:

15561 = 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15567

Prime factors of 15567 are 3, 5189. Prime factorization of 15567 in exponential form is:

15567 = 3¹ × 5189¹

Step-3: Factors of 15561

List of positive integer factors of 15561 that divides 15561 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 39, 57, 63, 91, 117, 133, 171, 247, 273, 399, 741, 819, 1197, 1729, 2223, 5187

Step-4: Factors of 15567

List of positive integer factors of 15567 that divides 15561 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5189

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15561 and 15567. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15561 and 15567 is 3.

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