What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15711 and 15715?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15711 and 15715 is 1.

GCF(15711,15715) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15711 and 15715, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15711 and 15715.

How to find the GCF of 15711 and 15715?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15711 and 15715. After we will calculate the factors of 15711 and 15715 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15711

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

15711 = 3¹ × 5237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15715

Prime factors of 15715 are 5, 7, 449. Prime factorization of 15715 in exponential form is:

15715 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 15711

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

1, 3, 5237

Step-4: Factors of 15715

List of positive integer factors of 15715 that divides 15711 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 449, 2245, 3143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15711 and 15715. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15711 and 15715 is 1.

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