What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15726 and 15737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15726 and 15737 is 1.

GCF(15726,15737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15726 and 15737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15726 and 15737.

How to find the GCF of 15726 and 15737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15726 and 15737. After we will calculate the factors of 15726 and 15737 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 15737

Prime factors of 15737 are 15737. Prime factorization of 15737 in exponential form is:

15737 = 15737¹

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 15737

List of positive integer factors of 15737 that divides 15726 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15726 and 15737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15726 and 15737 is 1.

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