What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15630 and 15646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15630 and 15646 is 2.

GCF(15630,15646) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15630 and 15646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15630 and 15646.

How to find the GCF of 15630 and 15646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15630 and 15646. After we will calculate the factors of 15630 and 15646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15630

Prime factors of 15630 are 2, 3, 5, 521. Prime factorization of 15630 in exponential form is:

15630 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15646

Prime factors of 15646 are 2, 7823. Prime factorization of 15646 in exponential form is:

15646 = 2¹ × 7823¹

Step-3: Factors of 15630

List of positive integer factors of 15630 that divides 15630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 521, 1042, 1563, 2605, 3126, 5210, 7815

Step-4: Factors of 15646

List of positive integer factors of 15646 that divides 15630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7823

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15630 and 15646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15630 and 15646 is 2.

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