What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15087 and 15099?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15087 and 15099 is 3.

GCF(15087,15099) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15087 and 15099, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15087 and 15099.

How to find the GCF of 15087 and 15099?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15087 and 15099. After we will calculate the factors of 15087 and 15099 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15087

Prime factors of 15087 are 3, 47, 107. Prime factorization of 15087 in exponential form is:

15087 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15099

Prime factors of 15099 are 3, 7, 719. Prime factorization of 15099 in exponential form is:

15099 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 719¹

Step-3: Factors of 15087

List of positive integer factors of 15087 that divides 15087 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 107, 141, 321, 5029

Step-4: Factors of 15099

List of positive integer factors of 15099 that divides 15087 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 719, 2157, 5033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15087 and 15099. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15087 and 15099 is 3.

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