What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15050 and 15055?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15050 and 15055 is 5.

GCF(15050,15055) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15050 and 15055, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15050 and 15055.

How to find the GCF of 15050 and 15055?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15050 and 15055. After we will calculate the factors of 15050 and 15055 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15050

Prime factors of 15050 are 2, 5, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 15050 in exponential form is:

15050 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15055

Prime factors of 15055 are 5, 3011. Prime factorization of 15055 in exponential form is:

15055 = 5¹ × 3011¹

Step-3: Factors of 15050

List of positive integer factors of 15050 that divides 15050 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 25, 35, 43, 50, 70, 86, 175, 215, 301, 350, 430, 602, 1075, 1505, 2150, 3010, 7525

Step-4: Factors of 15055

List of positive integer factors of 15055 that divides 15050 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3011

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15050 and 15055. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15050 and 15055 is 5.

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