What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15801 and 15819?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15801 and 15819 is 3.

GCF(15801,15819) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15801 and 15819, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15801 and 15819.

How to find the GCF of 15801 and 15819?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15801 and 15819. After we will calculate the factors of 15801 and 15819 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15819

Prime factors of 15819 are 3, 5273. Prime factorization of 15819 in exponential form is:

15819 = 3¹ × 5273¹

Step-3: Factors of 15801

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15819

List of positive integer factors of 15819 that divides 15801 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15801 and 15819. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15801 and 15819 is 3.

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