What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15056 and 15072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15056 and 15072 is 16.

GCF(15056,15072) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15056 and 15072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15056 and 15072.

How to find the GCF of 15056 and 15072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15056 and 15072. After we will calculate the factors of 15056 and 15072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15056

Prime factors of 15056 are 2, 941. Prime factorization of 15056 in exponential form is:

15056 = 2⁴ × 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15072

Prime factors of 15072 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 15072 in exponential form is:

15072 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 15056

List of positive integer factors of 15056 that divides 15056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 941, 1882, 3764, 7528

Step-4: Factors of 15072

List of positive integer factors of 15072 that divides 15056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96, 157, 314, 471, 628, 942, 1256, 1884, 2512, 3768, 5024, 7536

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15056 and 15072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15056 and 15072 is 16.

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