What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15882 and 15898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15882 and 15898 is 2.

GCF(15882,15898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15882 and 15898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15882 and 15898.

How to find the GCF of 15882 and 15898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15882 and 15898. After we will calculate the factors of 15882 and 15898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15882

Prime factors of 15882 are 2, 3, 2647. Prime factorization of 15882 in exponential form is:

15882 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2647¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15898

Prime factors of 15898 are 2, 7949. Prime factorization of 15898 in exponential form is:

15898 = 2¹ × 7949¹

Step-3: Factors of 15882

List of positive integer factors of 15882 that divides 15882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2647, 5294, 7941

Step-4: Factors of 15898

List of positive integer factors of 15898 that divides 15882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15882 and 15898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15882 and 15898 is 2.

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