What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15962 and 15967?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15962 and 15967 is 1.

GCF(15962,15967) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15962 and 15967, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15962 and 15967.

How to find the GCF of 15962 and 15967?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15962 and 15967. After we will calculate the factors of 15962 and 15967 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15962

Prime factors of 15962 are 2, 23, 347. Prime factorization of 15962 in exponential form is:

15962 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15967

Prime factors of 15967 are 7, 2281. Prime factorization of 15967 in exponential form is:

15967 = 7¹ × 2281¹

Step-3: Factors of 15962

List of positive integer factors of 15962 that divides 15962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 347, 694, 7981

Step-4: Factors of 15967

List of positive integer factors of 15967 that divides 15962 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15962 and 15967. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15962 and 15967 is 1.

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