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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1543 and 1556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1543 and 1556 is 1.

GCF(1543,1556) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1543 and 1556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1543 and 1556.

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How to find the GCF of 1543 and 1556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1543 and 1556. After we will calculate the factors of 1543 and 1556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1543

Prime factors of 1543 are 1543. Prime factorization of 1543 in exponential form is:

1543 = 15431

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1556

Prime factors of 1556 are 2, 389. Prime factorization of 1556 in exponential form is:

1556 = 22 × 3891

Step-3: Factors of 1543

List of positive integer factors of 1543 that divides 1543 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 1556

List of positive integer factors of 1556 that divides 1543 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 389, 778

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1543 and 1556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1543 and 1556 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1543 and 1556