What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15916 and 15922?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15916 and 15922 is 2.

GCF(15916,15922) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15916 and 15922, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15916 and 15922.

How to find the GCF of 15916 and 15922?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15916 and 15922. After we will calculate the factors of 15916 and 15922 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15916

Prime factors of 15916 are 2, 23, 173. Prime factorization of 15916 in exponential form is:

15916 = 2² × 23¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15922

Prime factors of 15922 are 2, 19, 419. Prime factorization of 15922 in exponential form is:

15922 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 15916

List of positive integer factors of 15916 that divides 15916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 173, 346, 692, 3979, 7958

Step-4: Factors of 15922

List of positive integer factors of 15922 that divides 15916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 419, 838, 7961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15916 and 15922. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15916 and 15922 is 2.

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