What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15695 and 15705?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15695 and 15705 is 5.

GCF(15695,15705) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15695 and 15705, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15695 and 15705.

How to find the GCF of 15695 and 15705?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15695 and 15705. After we will calculate the factors of 15695 and 15705 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15695

Prime factors of 15695 are 5, 43, 73. Prime factorization of 15695 in exponential form is:

15695 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15705

Prime factors of 15705 are 3, 5, 349. Prime factorization of 15705 in exponential form is:

15705 = 3² × 5¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 15695

List of positive integer factors of 15695 that divides 15695 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 73, 215, 365, 3139

Step-4: Factors of 15705

List of positive integer factors of 15705 that divides 15695 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 349, 1047, 1745, 3141, 5235

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15695 and 15705. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15695 and 15705 is 5.

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