What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15042 and 15046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15042 and 15046 is 2.

GCF(15042,15046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15042 and 15046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15042 and 15046.

How to find the GCF of 15042 and 15046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15042 and 15046. After we will calculate the factors of 15042 and 15046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15042

Prime factors of 15042 are 2, 3, 23, 109. Prime factorization of 15042 in exponential form is:

15042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15046

Prime factors of 15046 are 2, 7523. Prime factorization of 15046 in exponential form is:

15046 = 2¹ × 7523¹

Step-3: Factors of 15042

List of positive integer factors of 15042 that divides 15042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 109, 138, 218, 327, 654, 2507, 5014, 7521

Step-4: Factors of 15046

List of positive integer factors of 15046 that divides 15042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15042 and 15046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15042 and 15046 is 2.

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