What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15660 and 15668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15660 and 15668 is 4.

GCF(15660,15668) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15660 and 15668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15660 and 15668.

How to find the GCF of 15660 and 15668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15660 and 15668. After we will calculate the factors of 15660 and 15668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15660

Prime factors of 15660 are 2, 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 15660 in exponential form is:

15660 = 2² × 3³ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15668

Prime factors of 15668 are 2, 3917. Prime factorization of 15668 in exponential form is:

15668 = 2² × 3917¹

Step-3: Factors of 15660

List of positive integer factors of 15660 that divides 15660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 27, 29, 30, 36, 45, 54, 58, 60, 87, 90, 108, 116, 135, 145, 174, 180, 261, 270, 290, 348, 435, 522, 540, 580, 783, 870, 1044, 1305, 1566, 1740, 2610, 3132, 3915, 5220, 7830

Step-4: Factors of 15668

List of positive integer factors of 15668 that divides 15660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3917, 7834

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15660 and 15668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15660 and 15668 is 4.

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