What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15883 and 15897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15883 and 15897 is 7.

GCF(15883,15897) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15883 and 15897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15883 and 15897.

How to find the GCF of 15883 and 15897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15883 and 15897. After we will calculate the factors of 15883 and 15897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15883

Prime factors of 15883 are 7, 2269. Prime factorization of 15883 in exponential form is:

15883 = 7¹ × 2269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15897

Prime factors of 15897 are 3, 7, 757. Prime factorization of 15897 in exponential form is:

15897 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 757¹

Step-3: Factors of 15883

List of positive integer factors of 15883 that divides 15883 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2269

Step-4: Factors of 15897

List of positive integer factors of 15897 that divides 15883 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 757, 2271, 5299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15883 and 15897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15883 and 15897 is 7.

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