What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15825 and 15842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15825 and 15842 is 1.

GCF(15825,15842) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15825 and 15842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15825 and 15842.

How to find the GCF of 15825 and 15842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15825 and 15842. After we will calculate the factors of 15825 and 15842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15825

Prime factors of 15825 are 3, 5, 211. Prime factorization of 15825 in exponential form is:

15825 = 3¹ × 5² × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15842

Prime factors of 15842 are 2, 89. Prime factorization of 15842 in exponential form is:

15842 = 2¹ × 89²

Step-3: Factors of 15825

List of positive integer factors of 15825 that divides 15825 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 211, 633, 1055, 3165, 5275

Step-4: Factors of 15842

List of positive integer factors of 15842 that divides 15825 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 7921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15825 and 15842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15825 and 15842 is 1.

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