What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15856 and 15865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15856 and 15865 is 1.

GCF(15856,15865) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15856 and 15865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15856 and 15865.

How to find the GCF of 15856 and 15865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15856 and 15865. After we will calculate the factors of 15856 and 15865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15856

Prime factors of 15856 are 2, 991. Prime factorization of 15856 in exponential form is:

15856 = 2⁴ × 991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15865

Prime factors of 15865 are 5, 19, 167. Prime factorization of 15865 in exponential form is:

15865 = 5¹ × 19¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 15856

List of positive integer factors of 15856 that divides 15856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 991, 1982, 3964, 7928

Step-4: Factors of 15865

List of positive integer factors of 15865 that divides 15856 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 95, 167, 835, 3173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15856 and 15865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15856 and 15865 is 1.

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