What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15738 and 15749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15738 and 15749 is 1.

GCF(15738,15749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15738 and 15749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15738 and 15749.

How to find the GCF of 15738 and 15749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15738 and 15749. After we will calculate the factors of 15738 and 15749 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15738

Prime factors of 15738 are 2, 3, 43, 61. Prime factorization of 15738 in exponential form is:

15738 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15749

Prime factors of 15749 are 15749. Prime factorization of 15749 in exponential form is:

15749 = 15749¹

Step-3: Factors of 15738

List of positive integer factors of 15738 that divides 15738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 61, 86, 122, 129, 183, 258, 366, 2623, 5246, 7869

Step-4: Factors of 15749

List of positive integer factors of 15749 that divides 15738 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15738 and 15749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15738 and 15749 is 1.

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