What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15809 and 15816?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15809 and 15816 is 1.

GCF(15809,15816) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15809 and 15816, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15809 and 15816.

How to find the GCF of 15809 and 15816?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15809 and 15816. After we will calculate the factors of 15809 and 15816 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15809

Prime factors of 15809 are 15809. Prime factorization of 15809 in exponential form is:

15809 = 15809¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15816

Prime factors of 15816 are 2, 3, 659. Prime factorization of 15816 in exponential form is:

15816 = 2³ × 3¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 15809

List of positive integer factors of 15809 that divides 15809 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 15816

List of positive integer factors of 15816 that divides 15809 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 659, 1318, 1977, 2636, 3954, 5272, 7908

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15809 and 15816. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15809 and 15816 is 1.

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