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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15992 and 15997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15992 and 15997 is 1.

GCF(15992,15997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15992 and 15997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15992 and 15997.

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How to find the GCF of 15992 and 15997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15992 and 15997. After we will calculate the factors of 15992 and 15997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15992

Prime factors of 15992 are 2, 1999. Prime factorization of 15992 in exponential form is:

15992 = 23 × 19991

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15997

Prime factors of 15997 are 17, 941. Prime factorization of 15997 in exponential form is:

15997 = 171 × 9411

Step-3: Factors of 15992

List of positive integer factors of 15992 that divides 15992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1999, 3998, 7996

Step-4: Factors of 15997

List of positive integer factors of 15997 that divides 15992 without a remainder.

1, 17, 941

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15992 and 15997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15992 and 15997 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15992 and 15997