What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15968 and 15986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15968 and 15986 is 2.

GCF(15968,15986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15968 and 15986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15968 and 15986.

How to find the GCF of 15968 and 15986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15968 and 15986. After we will calculate the factors of 15968 and 15986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15968

Prime factors of 15968 are 2, 499. Prime factorization of 15968 in exponential form is:

15968 = 2⁵ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15986

Prime factors of 15986 are 2, 7993. Prime factorization of 15986 in exponential form is:

15986 = 2¹ × 7993¹

Step-3: Factors of 15968

List of positive integer factors of 15968 that divides 15968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 499, 998, 1996, 3992, 7984

Step-4: Factors of 15986

List of positive integer factors of 15986 that divides 15968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15968 and 15986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15968 and 15986 is 2.

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