What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15562 and 15570?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15562 and 15570 is 2.

GCF(15562,15570) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15562 and 15570, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15562 and 15570.

How to find the GCF of 15562 and 15570?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15562 and 15570. After we will calculate the factors of 15562 and 15570 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15562

Prime factors of 15562 are 2, 31, 251. Prime factorization of 15562 in exponential form is:

15562 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15570

Prime factors of 15570 are 2, 3, 5, 173. Prime factorization of 15570 in exponential form is:

15570 = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 15562

List of positive integer factors of 15562 that divides 15562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 251, 502, 7781

Step-4: Factors of 15570

List of positive integer factors of 15570 that divides 15562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90, 173, 346, 519, 865, 1038, 1557, 1730, 2595, 3114, 5190, 7785

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15562 and 15570. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15562 and 15570 is 2.

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