What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1566 and 1572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1566 and 1572 is 6.

GCF(1566,1572) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1566 and 1572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1566 and 1572.

How to find the GCF of 1566 and 1572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1566 and 1572. After we will calculate the factors of 1566 and 1572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1566

Prime factors of 1566 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 1566 in exponential form is:

1566 = 2¹ × 3³ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1572

Prime factors of 1572 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 1572 in exponential form is:

1572 = 2² × 3¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 1566

List of positive integer factors of 1566 that divides 1566 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 29, 54, 58, 87, 174, 261, 522, 783

Step-4: Factors of 1572

List of positive integer factors of 1572 that divides 1566 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1566 and 1572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1566 and 1572 is 6.

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