What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15726 and 15736?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15726 and 15736 is 2.

GCF(15726,15736) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15726 and 15736, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15726 and 15736.

How to find the GCF of 15726 and 15736?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15726 and 15736. After we will calculate the factors of 15726 and 15736 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15736

Prime factors of 15736 are 2, 7, 281. Prime factorization of 15736 in exponential form is:

15736 = 2³ × 7¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 15726

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15736

List of positive integer factors of 15736 that divides 15726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 281, 562, 1124, 1967, 2248, 3934, 7868

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15726 and 15736. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15726 and 15736 is 2.

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