What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15827 and 15842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15827 and 15842 is 1.

GCF(15827,15842) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15827 and 15842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15827 and 15842.

How to find the GCF of 15827 and 15842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15827 and 15842. After we will calculate the factors of 15827 and 15842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15827

Prime factors of 15827 are 7, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 15827 in exponential form is:

15827 = 7² × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15842

Prime factors of 15842 are 2, 89. Prime factorization of 15842 in exponential form is:

15842 = 2¹ × 89²

Step-3: Factors of 15827

List of positive integer factors of 15827 that divides 15827 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 19, 49, 119, 133, 323, 833, 931, 2261

Step-4: Factors of 15842

List of positive integer factors of 15842 that divides 15827 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 7921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15827 and 15842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15827 and 15842 is 1.

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