What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15997 and 16007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15997 and 16007 is 1.

GCF(15997,16007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15997 and 16007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15997 and 16007.

How to find the GCF of 15997 and 16007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15997 and 16007. After we will calculate the factors of 15997 and 16007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15997

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

15997 = 17¹ × 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 16007

Prime factors of 16007 are 16007. Prime factorization of 16007 in exponential form is:

16007 = 16007¹

Step-3: Factors of 15997

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

1, 17, 941

Step-4: Factors of 16007

List of positive integer factors of 16007 that divides 15997 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15997 and 16007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15997 and 16007 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15997 and 16007