What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15655 and 15665?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15655 and 15665 is 5.

GCF(15655,15665) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15655 and 15665, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15655 and 15665.

How to find the GCF of 15655 and 15665?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15655 and 15665. After we will calculate the factors of 15655 and 15665 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15655

Prime factors of 15655 are 5, 31, 101. Prime factorization of 15655 in exponential form is:

15655 = 5¹ × 31¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15665

Prime factors of 15665 are 5, 13, 241. Prime factorization of 15665 in exponential form is:

15665 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 15655

List of positive integer factors of 15655 that divides 15655 without a remainder.

1, 5, 31, 101, 155, 505, 3131

Step-4: Factors of 15665

List of positive integer factors of 15665 that divides 15655 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 241, 1205, 3133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15655 and 15665. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15655 and 15665 is 5.

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