What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15002 and 15016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15002 and 15016 is 2.

GCF(15002,15016) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15002 and 15016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15002 and 15016.

How to find the GCF of 15002 and 15016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15002 and 15016. After we will calculate the factors of 15002 and 15016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15002

Prime factors of 15002 are 2, 13, 577. Prime factorization of 15002 in exponential form is:

15002 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15016

Prime factors of 15016 are 2, 1877. Prime factorization of 15016 in exponential form is:

15016 = 2³ × 1877¹

Step-3: Factors of 15002

List of positive integer factors of 15002 that divides 15002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 577, 1154, 7501

Step-4: Factors of 15016

List of positive integer factors of 15016 that divides 15002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1877, 3754, 7508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15002 and 15016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15002 and 15016 is 2.

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