What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15940 and 15959?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15940 and 15959 is 1.

GCF(15940,15959) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15940 and 15959, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15940 and 15959.

How to find the GCF of 15940 and 15959?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15940 and 15959. After we will calculate the factors of 15940 and 15959 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15940

Prime factors of 15940 are 2, 5, 797. Prime factorization of 15940 in exponential form is:

15940 = 2² × 5¹ × 797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15959

Prime factors of 15959 are 15959. Prime factorization of 15959 in exponential form is:

15959 = 15959¹

Step-3: Factors of 15940

List of positive integer factors of 15940 that divides 15940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 797, 1594, 3188, 3985, 7970

Step-4: Factors of 15959

List of positive integer factors of 15959 that divides 15940 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15940 and 15959. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15940 and 15959 is 1.

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