What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15039 and 15051?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15039 and 15051 is 3.

GCF(15039,15051) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15039 and 15051, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15039 and 15051.

How to find the GCF of 15039 and 15051?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15039 and 15051. After we will calculate the factors of 15039 and 15051 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15039

Prime factors of 15039 are 3, 557. Prime factorization of 15039 in exponential form is:

15039 = 3³ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15051

Prime factors of 15051 are 3, 29, 173. Prime factorization of 15051 in exponential form is:

15051 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 15039

List of positive integer factors of 15039 that divides 15039 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 557, 1671, 5013

Step-4: Factors of 15051

List of positive integer factors of 15051 that divides 15039 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 173, 519, 5017

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15039 and 15051. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15039 and 15051 is 3.

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