What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15942 and 15961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15942 and 15961 is 1.

GCF(15942,15961) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15942 and 15961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15942 and 15961.

How to find the GCF of 15942 and 15961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15942 and 15961. After we will calculate the factors of 15942 and 15961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15942

Prime factors of 15942 are 2, 3, 2657. Prime factorization of 15942 in exponential form is:

15942 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15961

Prime factors of 15961 are 11, 1451. Prime factorization of 15961 in exponential form is:

15961 = 11¹ × 1451¹

Step-3: Factors of 15942

List of positive integer factors of 15942 that divides 15942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2657, 5314, 7971

Step-4: Factors of 15961

List of positive integer factors of 15961 that divides 15942 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15942 and 15961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15942 and 15961 is 1.

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