What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15711 and 15726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15711 and 15726 is 3.

GCF(15711,15726) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15711 and 15726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15711 and 15726.

How to find the GCF of 15711 and 15726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15711 and 15726. After we will calculate the factors of 15711 and 15726 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 15726

Prime factors of 15726 are 2, 3, 2621. Prime factorization of 15726 in exponential form is:

15726 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2621¹

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 15726

List of positive integer factors of 15726 that divides 15711 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2621, 5242, 7863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15711 and 15726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15711 and 15726 is 3.

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