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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15888 and 15896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15888 and 15896 is 8.

GCF(15888,15896) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15888 and 15896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15888 and 15896.

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How to find the GCF of 15888 and 15896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15888 and 15896. After we will calculate the factors of 15888 and 15896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15888

Prime factors of 15888 are 2, 3, 331. Prime factorization of 15888 in exponential form is:

15888 = 24 × 31 × 3311

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 15888

List of positive integer factors of 15888 that divides 15888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 331, 662, 993, 1324, 1986, 2648, 3972, 5296, 7944

Step-4: Factors of 15896

List of positive integer factors of 15896 that divides 15888 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15888 and 15896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15888 and 15896 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15888 and 15896