What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15174 and 15188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15174 and 15188 is 2.

GCF(15174,15188) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15174 and 15188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15174 and 15188.

How to find the GCF of 15174 and 15188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15174 and 15188. After we will calculate the factors of 15174 and 15188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15174

Prime factors of 15174 are 2, 3, 281. Prime factorization of 15174 in exponential form is:

15174 = 2¹ × 3³ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15188

Prime factors of 15188 are 2, 3797. Prime factorization of 15188 in exponential form is:

15188 = 2² × 3797¹

Step-3: Factors of 15174

List of positive integer factors of 15174 that divides 15174 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 281, 562, 843, 1686, 2529, 5058, 7587

Step-4: Factors of 15188

List of positive integer factors of 15188 that divides 15174 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3797, 7594

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15174 and 15188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15174 and 15188 is 2.

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