What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15844 and 15850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15844 and 15850 is 2.

GCF(15844,15850) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15844 and 15850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15844 and 15850.

How to find the GCF of 15844 and 15850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15844 and 15850. After we will calculate the factors of 15844 and 15850 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15844

Prime factors of 15844 are 2, 17, 233. Prime factorization of 15844 in exponential form is:

15844 = 2² × 17¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15850

Prime factors of 15850 are 2, 5, 317. Prime factorization of 15850 in exponential form is:

15850 = 2¹ × 5² × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 15844

List of positive integer factors of 15844 that divides 15844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 233, 466, 932, 3961, 7922

Step-4: Factors of 15850

List of positive integer factors of 15850 that divides 15844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 317, 634, 1585, 3170, 7925

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15844 and 15850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15844 and 15850 is 2.

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