What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15996 and 16011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15996 and 16011 is 3.

GCF(15996,16011) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15996 and 16011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15996 and 16011.

How to find the GCF of 15996 and 16011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15996 and 16011. After we will calculate the factors of 15996 and 16011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15996

Prime factors of 15996 are 2, 3, 31, 43. Prime factorization of 15996 in exponential form is:

15996 = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 43¹

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 15996

List of positive integer factors of 15996 that divides 15996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 31, 43, 62, 86, 93, 124, 129, 172, 186, 258, 372, 516, 1333, 2666, 3999, 5332, 7998

Step-4: Factors of 16011

List of positive integer factors of 16011 that divides 15996 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15996 and 16011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15996 and 16011 is 3.

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