What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15991 and 16011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15991 and 16011 is 1.

GCF(15991,16011) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15991 and 16011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15991 and 16011.

How to find the GCF of 15991 and 16011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15991 and 16011. After we will calculate the factors of 15991 and 16011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15991

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

15991 = 15991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16011

Prime factors of 16011 are 3, 593. Prime factorization of 16011 in exponential form is:

16011 = 3³ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 15991

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

Step-4: Factors of 16011

List of positive integer factors of 16011 that divides 15991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 593, 1779, 5337

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15991 and 16011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15991 and 16011 is 1.

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