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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15888 and 15894?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15888 and 15894 is 6.

GCF(15888,15894) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15888 and 15894, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15888 and 15894.

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How to find the GCF of 15888 and 15894?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15888 and 15894. After we will calculate the factors of 15888 and 15894 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15888

Prime factors of 15888 are 2, 3, 331. Prime factorization of 15888 in exponential form is:

15888 = 24 × 31 × 3311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15894

Prime factors of 15894 are 2, 3, 883. Prime factorization of 15894 in exponential form is:

15894 = 21 × 32 × 8831

Step-3: Factors of 15888

List of positive integer factors of 15888 that divides 15888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 331, 662, 993, 1324, 1986, 2648, 3972, 5296, 7944

Step-4: Factors of 15894

List of positive integer factors of 15894 that divides 15888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 883, 1766, 2649, 5298, 7947

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15888 and 15894. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15888 and 15894 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15888 and 15894