What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15658 and 15662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15658 and 15662 is 2.

GCF(15658,15662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15658 and 15662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15658 and 15662.

How to find the GCF of 15658 and 15662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15658 and 15662. After we will calculate the factors of 15658 and 15662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15658

Prime factors of 15658 are 2, 7829. Prime factorization of 15658 in exponential form is:

15658 = 2¹ × 7829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15662

Prime factors of 15662 are 2, 41, 191. Prime factorization of 15662 in exponential form is:

15662 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 15658

List of positive integer factors of 15658 that divides 15658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7829

Step-4: Factors of 15662

List of positive integer factors of 15662 that divides 15658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 191, 382, 7831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15658 and 15662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15658 and 15662 is 2.

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