What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15636 and 15643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15636 and 15643 is 1.

GCF(15636,15643) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15636 and 15643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15636 and 15643.

How to find the GCF of 15636 and 15643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15636 and 15643. After we will calculate the factors of 15636 and 15643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15643

Prime factors of 15643 are 15643. Prime factorization of 15643 in exponential form is:

15643 = 15643¹

Step-3: Factors of 15636

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15643

List of positive integer factors of 15643 that divides 15636 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15636 and 15643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15636 and 15643 is 1.

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