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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15908 and 15912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15908 and 15912 is 4.

GCF(15908,15912) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15908 and 15912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15908 and 15912.

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How to find the GCF of 15908 and 15912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15908 and 15912. After we will calculate the factors of 15908 and 15912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15908

Prime factors of 15908 are 2, 41, 97. Prime factorization of 15908 in exponential form is:

15908 = 22 × 411 × 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15912

Prime factors of 15912 are 2, 3, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 15912 in exponential form is:

15912 = 23 × 32 × 131 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 15908

List of positive integer factors of 15908 that divides 15908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 97, 164, 194, 388, 3977, 7954

Step-4: Factors of 15912

List of positive integer factors of 15912 that divides 15908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 24, 26, 34, 36, 39, 51, 52, 68, 72, 78, 102, 104, 117, 136, 153, 156, 204, 221, 234, 306, 312, 408, 442, 468, 612, 663, 884, 936, 1224, 1326, 1768, 1989, 2652, 3978, 5304, 7956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15908 and 15912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15908 and 15912 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15908 and 15912