What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15856 and 15874?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15856 and 15874 is 2.

GCF(15856,15874) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15856 and 15874, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15856 and 15874.

How to find the GCF of 15856 and 15874?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15856 and 15874. After we will calculate the factors of 15856 and 15874 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 15874

Prime factors of 15874 are 2, 7937. Prime factorization of 15874 in exponential form is:

15874 = 2¹ × 7937¹

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 15874

List of positive integer factors of 15874 that divides 15856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7937

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15856 and 15874. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15856 and 15874 is 2.

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