What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15885 and 15889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15885 and 15889 is 1.

GCF(15885,15889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15885 and 15889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15885 and 15889.

How to find the GCF of 15885 and 15889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15885 and 15889. After we will calculate the factors of 15885 and 15889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15885

Prime factors of 15885 are 3, 5, 353. Prime factorization of 15885 in exponential form is:

15885 = 3² × 5¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15889

Prime factors of 15889 are 15889. Prime factorization of 15889 in exponential form is:

15889 = 15889¹

Step-3: Factors of 15885

List of positive integer factors of 15885 that divides 15885 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 353, 1059, 1765, 3177, 5295

Step-4: Factors of 15889

List of positive integer factors of 15889 that divides 15885 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15885 and 15889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15885 and 15889 is 1.

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