What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15039 and 15054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15039 and 15054 is 3.

GCF(15039,15054) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15039 and 15054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15039 and 15054.

How to find the GCF of 15039 and 15054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15039 and 15054. After we will calculate the factors of 15039 and 15054 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 15054

Prime factors of 15054 are 2, 3, 13, 193. Prime factorization of 15054 in exponential form is:

15054 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 193¹

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 15054

List of positive integer factors of 15054 that divides 15039 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 193, 386, 579, 1158, 2509, 5018, 7527

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15039 and 15054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15039 and 15054 is 3.

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