What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15897 and 15913?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15897 and 15913 is 1.

GCF(15897,15913) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15897 and 15913, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15897 and 15913.

How to find the GCF of 15897 and 15913?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15897 and 15913. After we will calculate the factors of 15897 and 15913 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15913

Prime factors of 15913 are 15913. Prime factorization of 15913 in exponential form is:

15913 = 15913¹

Step-3: Factors of 15897

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15913

List of positive integer factors of 15913 that divides 15897 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15897 and 15913. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15897 and 15913 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15897 and 15913