What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15791 and 15801?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15791 and 15801 is 1.

GCF(15791,15801) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15791 and 15801, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15791 and 15801.

How to find the GCF of 15791 and 15801?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15791 and 15801. After we will calculate the factors of 15791 and 15801 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15791

Prime factors of 15791 are 15791. Prime factorization of 15791 in exponential form is:

15791 = 15791¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15801

Prime factors of 15801 are 3, 23, 229. Prime factorization of 15801 in exponential form is:

15801 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 15791

List of positive integer factors of 15791 that divides 15791 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 15801

List of positive integer factors of 15801 that divides 15791 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 229, 687, 5267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15791 and 15801. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15791 and 15801 is 1.

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