What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15562 and 15580?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15562 and 15580 is 2.

GCF(15562,15580) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15562 and 15580, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15562 and 15580.

How to find the GCF of 15562 and 15580?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15562 and 15580. After we will calculate the factors of 15562 and 15580 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 15580

Prime factors of 15580 are 2, 5, 19, 41. Prime factorization of 15580 in exponential form is:

15580 = 2² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 41¹

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 15580

List of positive integer factors of 15580 that divides 15562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 19, 20, 38, 41, 76, 82, 95, 164, 190, 205, 380, 410, 779, 820, 1558, 3116, 3895, 7790

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15562 and 15580. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15562 and 15580 is 2.

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