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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15873 and 15887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15873 and 15887 is 1.

GCF(15873,15887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15873 and 15887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15873 and 15887.

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How to find the GCF of 15873 and 15887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15873 and 15887. After we will calculate the factors of 15873 and 15887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15873

Prime factors of 15873 are 3, 11, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 15873 in exponential form is:

15873 = 31 × 111 × 131 × 371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15887

Prime factors of 15887 are 15887. Prime factorization of 15887 in exponential form is:

15887 = 158871

Step-3: Factors of 15873

List of positive integer factors of 15873 that divides 15873 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 13, 33, 37, 39, 111, 143, 407, 429, 481, 1221, 1443, 5291

Step-4: Factors of 15887

List of positive integer factors of 15887 that divides 15873 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15873 and 15887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15873 and 15887 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15873 and 15887