What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15 and 26?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15 and 26 is 1.
GCF(15,26) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 15 and 26, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15 and 26.
How to find the GCF of 15 and 26?
We will first find the prime factorization of 15 and 26. After we will calculate the factors of 15 and 26 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15
Prime factors of 15 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 15 in exponential form is:
15 = 31 × 51
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26
Prime factors of 26 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 26 in exponential form is:
26 = 21 × 131
Step-3: Factors of 15
List of positive integer factors of 15 that divides 15 without a remainder.
1, 3, 5
Step-4: Factors of 26
List of positive integer factors of 26 that divides 15 without a remainder.
1, 2, 13
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 15 and 26. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15 and 26 is 1.
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