What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15734 and 15752?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15734 and 15752 is 2.

GCF(15734,15752) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15734 and 15752, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15734 and 15752.

How to find the GCF of 15734 and 15752?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15734 and 15752. After we will calculate the factors of 15734 and 15752 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15734

Prime factors of 15734 are 2, 7867. Prime factorization of 15734 in exponential form is:

15734 = 2¹ × 7867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15752

Prime factors of 15752 are 2, 11, 179. Prime factorization of 15752 in exponential form is:

15752 = 2³ × 11¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 15734

List of positive integer factors of 15734 that divides 15734 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7867

Step-4: Factors of 15752

List of positive integer factors of 15752 that divides 15734 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 179, 358, 716, 1432, 1969, 3938, 7876

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15734 and 15752. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15734 and 15752 is 2.

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