What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15672 and 15677?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15672 and 15677 is 1.

GCF(15672,15677) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15672 and 15677, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15672 and 15677.

How to find the GCF of 15672 and 15677?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15672 and 15677. After we will calculate the factors of 15672 and 15677 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15672

Prime factors of 15672 are 2, 3, 653. Prime factorization of 15672 in exponential form is:

15672 = 2³ × 3¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15677

Prime factors of 15677 are 61, 257. Prime factorization of 15677 in exponential form is:

15677 = 61¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 15672

List of positive integer factors of 15672 that divides 15672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 653, 1306, 1959, 2612, 3918, 5224, 7836

Step-4: Factors of 15677

List of positive integer factors of 15677 that divides 15672 without a remainder.

1, 61, 257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15672 and 15677. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15672 and 15677 is 1.

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