What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15736 and 15741?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15736 and 15741 is 1.

GCF(15736,15741) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15736 and 15741, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15736 and 15741.

How to find the GCF of 15736 and 15741?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15736 and 15741. After we will calculate the factors of 15736 and 15741 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15741

Prime factors of 15741 are 3, 11, 53. Prime factorization of 15741 in exponential form is:

15741 = 3³ × 11¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 15736

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15741

List of positive integer factors of 15741 that divides 15736 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 27, 33, 53, 99, 159, 297, 477, 583, 1431, 1749, 5247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15736 and 15741. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15736 and 15741 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15736 and 15741