What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15631 and 15636?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15631 and 15636 is 1.

GCF(15631,15636) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15631 and 15636, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15631 and 15636.

How to find the GCF of 15631 and 15636?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15631 and 15636. After we will calculate the factors of 15631 and 15636 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15631

Prime factors of 15631 are 7, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 15631 in exponential form is:

15631 = 7² × 11¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15636

Prime factors of 15636 are 2, 3, 1303. Prime factorization of 15636 in exponential form is:

15636 = 2² × 3¹ × 1303¹

Step-3: Factors of 15631

List of positive integer factors of 15631 that divides 15631 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 29, 49, 77, 203, 319, 539, 1421, 2233

Step-4: Factors of 15636

List of positive integer factors of 15636 that divides 15631 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1303, 2606, 3909, 5212, 7818

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15631 and 15636. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15631 and 15636 is 1.

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