What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15892 and 15904?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15892 and 15904 is 4.

GCF(15892,15904) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15892 and 15904, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15892 and 15904.

How to find the GCF of 15892 and 15904?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15892 and 15904. After we will calculate the factors of 15892 and 15904 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15892

Prime factors of 15892 are 2, 29, 137. Prime factorization of 15892 in exponential form is:

15892 = 2² × 29¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15904

Prime factors of 15904 are 2, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 15904 in exponential form is:

15904 = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 15892

List of positive integer factors of 15892 that divides 15892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 137, 274, 548, 3973, 7946

Step-4: Factors of 15904

List of positive integer factors of 15904 that divides 15892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 71, 112, 142, 224, 284, 497, 568, 994, 1136, 1988, 2272, 3976, 7952

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15892 and 15904. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15892 and 15904 is 4.

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