What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15702 and 15711?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15702 and 15711 is 3.

GCF(15702,15711) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15702 and 15711, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15702 and 15711.

How to find the GCF of 15702 and 15711?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15702 and 15711. After we will calculate the factors of 15702 and 15711 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15702

Prime factors of 15702 are 2, 3, 2617. Prime factorization of 15702 in exponential form is:

15702 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15711

Prime factors of 15711 are 3, 5237. Prime factorization of 15711 in exponential form is:

15711 = 3¹ × 5237¹

Step-3: Factors of 15702

List of positive integer factors of 15702 that divides 15702 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2617, 5234, 7851

Step-4: Factors of 15711

List of positive integer factors of 15711 that divides 15702 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15702 and 15711. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15702 and 15711 is 3.

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