What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15159 and 15166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15159 and 15166 is 1.

GCF(15159,15166) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15159 and 15166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15159 and 15166.

How to find the GCF of 15159 and 15166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15159 and 15166. After we will calculate the factors of 15159 and 15166 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15166

Prime factors of 15166 are 2, 7583. Prime factorization of 15166 in exponential form is:

15166 = 2¹ × 7583¹

Step-3: Factors of 15159

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15166

List of positive integer factors of 15166 that divides 15159 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15159 and 15166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15159 and 15166 is 1.

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