What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15720 and 15730?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15720 and 15730 is 10.

GCF(15720,15730) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15720 and 15730, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15720 and 15730.

How to find the GCF of 15720 and 15730?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15720 and 15730. After we will calculate the factors of 15720 and 15730 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15720

Prime factors of 15720 are 2, 3, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 15720 in exponential form is:

15720 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15730

Prime factors of 15730 are 2, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 15730 in exponential form is:

15730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 15720

List of positive integer factors of 15720 that divides 15720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 131, 262, 393, 524, 655, 786, 1048, 1310, 1572, 1965, 2620, 3144, 3930, 5240, 7860

Step-4: Factors of 15730

List of positive integer factors of 15730 that divides 15720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 22, 26, 55, 65, 110, 121, 130, 143, 242, 286, 605, 715, 1210, 1430, 1573, 3146, 7865

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15720 and 15730. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15720 and 15730 is 10.

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