What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15592 and 15612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15592 and 15612 is 4.

GCF(15592,15612) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15592 and 15612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15592 and 15612.

How to find the GCF of 15592 and 15612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15592 and 15612. After we will calculate the factors of 15592 and 15612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15592

Prime factors of 15592 are 2, 1949. Prime factorization of 15592 in exponential form is:

15592 = 2³ × 1949¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15612

Prime factors of 15612 are 2, 3, 1301. Prime factorization of 15612 in exponential form is:

15612 = 2² × 3¹ × 1301¹

Step-3: Factors of 15592

List of positive integer factors of 15592 that divides 15592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1949, 3898, 7796

Step-4: Factors of 15612

List of positive integer factors of 15612 that divides 15592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1301, 2602, 3903, 5204, 7806

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15592 and 15612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15592 and 15612 is 4.

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