What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15964 and 15977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15964 and 15977 is 13.

GCF(15964,15977) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15964 and 15977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15964 and 15977.

How to find the GCF of 15964 and 15977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15964 and 15977. After we will calculate the factors of 15964 and 15977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15964

Prime factors of 15964 are 2, 13, 307. Prime factorization of 15964 in exponential form is:

15964 = 2² × 13¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15977

Prime factors of 15977 are 13, 1229. Prime factorization of 15977 in exponential form is:

15977 = 13¹ × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 15964

List of positive integer factors of 15964 that divides 15964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 307, 614, 1228, 3991, 7982

Step-4: Factors of 15977

List of positive integer factors of 15977 that divides 15964 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15964 and 15977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15964 and 15977 is 13.

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