What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15615 and 15635?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15615 and 15635 is 5.

GCF(15615,15635) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15615 and 15635, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15615 and 15635.

How to find the GCF of 15615 and 15635?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15615 and 15635. After we will calculate the factors of 15615 and 15635 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15615

Prime factors of 15615 are 3, 5, 347. Prime factorization of 15615 in exponential form is:

15615 = 3² × 5¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15635

Prime factors of 15635 are 5, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 15635 in exponential form is:

15635 = 5¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 15615

List of positive integer factors of 15615 that divides 15615 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 347, 1041, 1735, 3123, 5205

Step-4: Factors of 15635

List of positive integer factors of 15635 that divides 15615 without a remainder.

1, 5, 53, 59, 265, 295, 3127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15615 and 15635. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15615 and 15635 is 5.

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