What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15079 and 15096?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15079 and 15096 is 17.

GCF(15079,15096) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15079 and 15096, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15079 and 15096.

How to find the GCF of 15079 and 15096?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15079 and 15096. After we will calculate the factors of 15079 and 15096 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15079

Prime factors of 15079 are 17, 887. Prime factorization of 15079 in exponential form is:

15079 = 17¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15096

Prime factors of 15096 are 2, 3, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 15096 in exponential form is:

15096 = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 15079

List of positive integer factors of 15079 that divides 15079 without a remainder.

1, 17, 887

Step-4: Factors of 15096

List of positive integer factors of 15096 that divides 15079 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 24, 34, 37, 51, 68, 74, 102, 111, 136, 148, 204, 222, 296, 408, 444, 629, 888, 1258, 1887, 2516, 3774, 5032, 7548

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15079 and 15096. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15079 and 15096 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15079 and 15096