What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15612 and 15632?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15612 and 15632 is 4.

GCF(15612,15632) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15612 and 15632, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15612 and 15632.

How to find the GCF of 15612 and 15632?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15612 and 15632. After we will calculate the factors of 15612 and 15632 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15632

Prime factors of 15632 are 2, 977. Prime factorization of 15632 in exponential form is:

15632 = 2⁴ × 977¹

Step-3: Factors of 15612

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15632

List of positive integer factors of 15632 that divides 15612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 977, 1954, 3908, 7816

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15612 and 15632. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15612 and 15632 is 4.

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