What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15898 and 15915?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15898 and 15915 is 1.

GCF(15898,15915) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15898 and 15915, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15898 and 15915.

How to find the GCF of 15898 and 15915?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15898 and 15915. After we will calculate the factors of 15898 and 15915 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15898

Prime factors of 15898 are 2, 7949. Prime factorization of 15898 in exponential form is:

15898 = 2¹ × 7949¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15915

Prime factors of 15915 are 3, 5, 1061. Prime factorization of 15915 in exponential form is:

15915 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1061¹

Step-3: Factors of 15898

List of positive integer factors of 15898 that divides 15898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7949

Step-4: Factors of 15915

List of positive integer factors of 15915 that divides 15898 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1061, 3183, 5305

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15898 and 15915. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15898 and 15915 is 1.

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