What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15078 and 15082?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15078 and 15082 is 2.

GCF(15078,15082) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15078 and 15082, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15078 and 15082.

How to find the GCF of 15078 and 15082?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15078 and 15082. After we will calculate the factors of 15078 and 15082 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15078

Prime factors of 15078 are 2, 3, 7, 359. Prime factorization of 15078 in exponential form is:

15078 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15082

Prime factors of 15082 are 2, 7541. Prime factorization of 15082 in exponential form is:

15082 = 2¹ × 7541¹

Step-3: Factors of 15078

List of positive integer factors of 15078 that divides 15078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 359, 718, 1077, 2154, 2513, 5026, 7539

Step-4: Factors of 15082

List of positive integer factors of 15082 that divides 15078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7541

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15078 and 15082. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15078 and 15082 is 2.

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