What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15812 and 15826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15812 and 15826 is 2.

GCF(15812,15826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15812 and 15826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15812 and 15826.

How to find the GCF of 15812 and 15826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15812 and 15826. After we will calculate the factors of 15812 and 15826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15812

Prime factors of 15812 are 2, 59, 67. Prime factorization of 15812 in exponential form is:

15812 = 2² × 59¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15826

Prime factors of 15826 are 2, 41, 193. Prime factorization of 15826 in exponential form is:

15826 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 15812

List of positive integer factors of 15812 that divides 15812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 67, 118, 134, 236, 268, 3953, 7906

Step-4: Factors of 15826

List of positive integer factors of 15826 that divides 15812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 193, 386, 7913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15812 and 15826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15812 and 15826 is 2.

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