What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15142 and 15159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15142 and 15159 is 1.

GCF(15142,15159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15142 and 15159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15142 and 15159.

How to find the GCF of 15142 and 15159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15142 and 15159. After we will calculate the factors of 15142 and 15159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15142

Prime factors of 15142 are 2, 67, 113. Prime factorization of 15142 in exponential form is:

15142 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15159

Prime factors of 15159 are 3, 31, 163. Prime factorization of 15159 in exponential form is:

15159 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 15142

List of positive integer factors of 15142 that divides 15142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 113, 134, 226, 7571

Step-4: Factors of 15159

List of positive integer factors of 15159 that divides 15142 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 163, 489, 5053

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15142 and 15159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15142 and 15159 is 1.

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