What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15126 and 15141?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15126 and 15141 is 3.

GCF(15126,15141) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15126 and 15141, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15126 and 15141.

How to find the GCF of 15126 and 15141?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15126 and 15141. After we will calculate the factors of 15126 and 15141 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15141

Prime factors of 15141 are 3, 7, 103. Prime factorization of 15141 in exponential form is:

15141 = 3¹ × 7² × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 15126

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15141

List of positive integer factors of 15141 that divides 15126 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 103, 147, 309, 721, 2163, 5047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15126 and 15141. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15126 and 15141 is 3.

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