What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15756 and 15774?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15756 and 15774 is 6.

GCF(15756,15774) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15756 and 15774, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15756 and 15774.

How to find the GCF of 15756 and 15774?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15756 and 15774. After we will calculate the factors of 15756 and 15774 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15756

Prime factors of 15756 are 2, 3, 13, 101. Prime factorization of 15756 in exponential form is:

15756 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15774

Prime factors of 15774 are 2, 3, 11, 239. Prime factorization of 15774 in exponential form is:

15774 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 15756

List of positive integer factors of 15756 that divides 15756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 101, 156, 202, 303, 404, 606, 1212, 1313, 2626, 3939, 5252, 7878

Step-4: Factors of 15774

List of positive integer factors of 15774 that divides 15756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 239, 478, 717, 1434, 2629, 5258, 7887

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15756 and 15774. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15756 and 15774 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15756 and 15774