What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15117 and 15126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15117 and 15126 is 3.

GCF(15117,15126) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15117 and 15126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15117 and 15126.

How to find the GCF of 15117 and 15126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15117 and 15126. After we will calculate the factors of 15117 and 15126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15117

Prime factors of 15117 are 3, 5039. Prime factorization of 15117 in exponential form is:

15117 = 3¹ × 5039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15126

Prime factors of 15126 are 2, 3, 2521. Prime factorization of 15126 in exponential form is:

15126 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2521¹

Step-3: Factors of 15117

List of positive integer factors of 15117 that divides 15117 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5039

Step-4: Factors of 15126

List of positive integer factors of 15126 that divides 15117 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2521, 5042, 7563

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15117 and 15126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15117 and 15126 is 3.

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