What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15911 and 15921?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15911 and 15921 is 1.

GCF(15911,15921) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15911 and 15921, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15911 and 15921.

How to find the GCF of 15911 and 15921?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15911 and 15921. After we will calculate the factors of 15911 and 15921 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15911

Prime factors of 15911 are 7, 2273. Prime factorization of 15911 in exponential form is:

15911 = 7¹ × 2273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15921

Prime factors of 15921 are 3, 29, 61. Prime factorization of 15921 in exponential form is:

15921 = 3² × 29¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 15911

List of positive integer factors of 15911 that divides 15911 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2273

Step-4: Factors of 15921

List of positive integer factors of 15921 that divides 15911 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 61, 87, 183, 261, 549, 1769, 5307

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15911 and 15921. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15911 and 15921 is 1.

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