What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15591 and 15597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15591 and 15597 is 3.

GCF(15591,15597) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15591 and 15597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15591 and 15597.

How to find the GCF of 15591 and 15597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15591 and 15597. After we will calculate the factors of 15591 and 15597 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15591

Prime factors of 15591 are 3, 5197. Prime factorization of 15591 in exponential form is:

15591 = 3¹ × 5197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15597

Prime factors of 15597 are 3, 1733. Prime factorization of 15597 in exponential form is:

15597 = 3² × 1733¹

Step-3: Factors of 15591

List of positive integer factors of 15591 that divides 15591 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5197

Step-4: Factors of 15597

List of positive integer factors of 15597 that divides 15591 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1733, 5199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15591 and 15597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15591 and 15597 is 3.

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