What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15983 and 15991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15983 and 15991 is 1.

GCF(15983,15991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15983 and 15991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15983 and 15991.

How to find the GCF of 15983 and 15991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15983 and 15991. After we will calculate the factors of 15983 and 15991 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15983

Prime factors of 15983 are 11, 1453. Prime factorization of 15983 in exponential form is:

15983 = 11¹ × 1453¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15991

Prime factors of 15991 are 15991. Prime factorization of 15991 in exponential form is:

15991 = 15991¹

Step-3: Factors of 15983

List of positive integer factors of 15983 that divides 15983 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1453

Step-4: Factors of 15991

List of positive integer factors of 15991 that divides 15983 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15983 and 15991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15983 and 15991 is 1.

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