What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15562 and 15576?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15562 and 15576 is 2.

GCF(15562,15576) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15562 and 15576, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15562 and 15576.

How to find the GCF of 15562 and 15576?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15562 and 15576. After we will calculate the factors of 15562 and 15576 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 15576

Prime factors of 15576 are 2, 3, 11, 59. Prime factorization of 15576 in exponential form is:

15576 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 59¹

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 15576

List of positive integer factors of 15576 that divides 15562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 59, 66, 88, 118, 132, 177, 236, 264, 354, 472, 649, 708, 1298, 1416, 1947, 2596, 3894, 5192, 7788

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15562 and 15576. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15562 and 15576 is 2.

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