What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15046 and 15062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15046 and 15062 is 2.

GCF(15046,15062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15046 and 15062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15046 and 15062.

How to find the GCF of 15046 and 15062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15046 and 15062. After we will calculate the factors of 15046 and 15062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15046

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

15046 = 2¹ × 7523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15062

Prime factors of 15062 are 2, 17, 443. Prime factorization of 15062 in exponential form is:

15062 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 15046

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

1, 2, 7523

Step-4: Factors of 15062

List of positive integer factors of 15062 that divides 15046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 443, 886, 7531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15046 and 15062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15046 and 15062 is 2.

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