What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15882 and 15896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15882 and 15896 is 2.

GCF(15882,15896) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15882 and 15896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15882 and 15896.

How to find the GCF of 15882 and 15896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15882 and 15896. After we will calculate the factors of 15882 and 15896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15882

Prime factors of 15882 are 2, 3, 2647. Prime factorization of 15882 in exponential form is:

15882 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15896

Prime factors of 15896 are 2, 1987. Prime factorization of 15896 in exponential form is:

15896 = 2³ × 1987¹

Step-3: Factors of 15882

List of positive integer factors of 15882 that divides 15882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2647, 5294, 7941

Step-4: Factors of 15896

List of positive integer factors of 15896 that divides 15882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1987, 3974, 7948

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15882 and 15896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15882 and 15896 is 2.

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