What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15943 and 15953?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15943 and 15953 is 1.

GCF(15943,15953) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15943 and 15953, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15943 and 15953.

How to find the GCF of 15943 and 15953?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15943 and 15953. After we will calculate the factors of 15943 and 15953 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15943

Prime factors of 15943 are 107, 149. Prime factorization of 15943 in exponential form is:

15943 = 107¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15953

Prime factors of 15953 are 7, 43, 53. Prime factorization of 15953 in exponential form is:

15953 = 7¹ × 43¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 15943

List of positive integer factors of 15943 that divides 15943 without a remainder.

1, 107, 149

Step-4: Factors of 15953

List of positive integer factors of 15953 that divides 15943 without a remainder.

1, 7, 43, 53, 301, 371, 2279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15943 and 15953. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15943 and 15953 is 1.

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