What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15871 and 15877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15871 and 15877 is 1.

GCF(15871,15877) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15871 and 15877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15871 and 15877.

How to find the GCF of 15871 and 15877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15871 and 15877. After we will calculate the factors of 15871 and 15877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15871

Prime factors of 15871 are 59, 269. Prime factorization of 15871 in exponential form is:

15871 = 59¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15877

Prime factors of 15877 are 15877. Prime factorization of 15877 in exponential form is:

15877 = 15877¹

Step-3: Factors of 15871

List of positive integer factors of 15871 that divides 15871 without a remainder.

1, 59, 269

Step-4: Factors of 15877

List of positive integer factors of 15877 that divides 15871 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15871 and 15877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15871 and 15877 is 1.

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