What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15871 and 15884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15871 and 15884 is 1.

GCF(15871,15884) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15871 and 15884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15871 and 15884.

How to find the GCF of 15871 and 15884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15871 and 15884. After we will calculate the factors of 15871 and 15884 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15871

Prime factors of 15871 are 59, 269. Prime factorization of 15871 in exponential form is:

15871 = 59¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15884

Prime factors of 15884 are 2, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 15884 in exponential form is:

15884 = 2² × 11¹ × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 15871

List of positive integer factors of 15871 that divides 15871 without a remainder.

1, 59, 269

Step-4: Factors of 15884

List of positive integer factors of 15884 that divides 15871 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 19, 22, 38, 44, 76, 209, 361, 418, 722, 836, 1444, 3971, 7942

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15871 and 15884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15871 and 15884 is 1.

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