What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15144 and 15159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15144 and 15159 is 3.

GCF(15144,15159) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15144 and 15159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15144 and 15159.

How to find the GCF of 15144 and 15159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15144 and 15159. After we will calculate the factors of 15144 and 15159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15144

Prime factors of 15144 are 2, 3, 631. Prime factorization of 15144 in exponential form is:

15144 = 2³ × 3¹ × 631¹

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 15144

List of positive integer factors of 15144 that divides 15144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 631, 1262, 1893, 2524, 3786, 5048, 7572

Step-4: Factors of 15159

List of positive integer factors of 15159 that divides 15144 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15144 and 15159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15144 and 15159 is 3.

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