What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15272 and 15286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15272 and 15286 is 2.

GCF(15272,15286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15272 and 15286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15272 and 15286.

How to find the GCF of 15272 and 15286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15272 and 15286. After we will calculate the factors of 15272 and 15286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15272

Prime factors of 15272 are 2, 23, 83. Prime factorization of 15272 in exponential form is:

15272 = 2³ × 23¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15286

Prime factors of 15286 are 2, 7643. Prime factorization of 15286 in exponential form is:

15286 = 2¹ × 7643¹

Step-3: Factors of 15272

List of positive integer factors of 15272 that divides 15272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 46, 83, 92, 166, 184, 332, 664, 1909, 3818, 7636

Step-4: Factors of 15286

List of positive integer factors of 15286 that divides 15272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15272 and 15286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15272 and 15286 is 2.

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