What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15864 and 15868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15864 and 15868 is 4.

GCF(15864,15868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15864 and 15868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15864 and 15868.

How to find the GCF of 15864 and 15868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15864 and 15868. After we will calculate the factors of 15864 and 15868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15864

Prime factors of 15864 are 2, 3, 661. Prime factorization of 15864 in exponential form is:

15864 = 2³ × 3¹ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15868

Prime factors of 15868 are 2, 3967. Prime factorization of 15868 in exponential form is:

15868 = 2² × 3967¹

Step-3: Factors of 15864

List of positive integer factors of 15864 that divides 15864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 661, 1322, 1983, 2644, 3966, 5288, 7932

Step-4: Factors of 15868

List of positive integer factors of 15868 that divides 15864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3967, 7934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15864 and 15868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15864 and 15868 is 4.

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