What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15686 and 15694?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15686 and 15694 is 2.

GCF(15686,15694) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15686 and 15694, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15686 and 15694.

How to find the GCF of 15686 and 15694?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15686 and 15694. After we will calculate the factors of 15686 and 15694 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15686

Prime factors of 15686 are 2, 11, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 15686 in exponential form is:

15686 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15694

Prime factors of 15694 are 2, 7, 19, 59. Prime factorization of 15694 in exponential form is:

15694 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 15686

List of positive integer factors of 15686 that divides 15686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 31, 46, 62, 253, 341, 506, 682, 713, 1426, 7843

Step-4: Factors of 15694

List of positive integer factors of 15694 that divides 15686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 38, 59, 118, 133, 266, 413, 826, 1121, 2242, 7847

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15686 and 15694. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15686 and 15694 is 2.

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