What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15796 and 15802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15796 and 15802 is 2.

GCF(15796,15802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15796 and 15802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15796 and 15802.

How to find the GCF of 15796 and 15802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15796 and 15802. After we will calculate the factors of 15796 and 15802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15796

Prime factors of 15796 are 2, 11, 359. Prime factorization of 15796 in exponential form is:

15796 = 2² × 11¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15802

Prime factors of 15802 are 2, 7901. Prime factorization of 15802 in exponential form is:

15802 = 2¹ × 7901¹

Step-3: Factors of 15796

List of positive integer factors of 15796 that divides 15796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 359, 718, 1436, 3949, 7898

Step-4: Factors of 15802

List of positive integer factors of 15802 that divides 15796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15796 and 15802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15796 and 15802 is 2.

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