What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15208 and 15221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15208 and 15221 is 1.

GCF(15208,15221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15208 and 15221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15208 and 15221.

How to find the GCF of 15208 and 15221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15208 and 15221. After we will calculate the factors of 15208 and 15221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15208

Prime factors of 15208 are 2, 1901. Prime factorization of 15208 in exponential form is:

15208 = 2³ × 1901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15221

Prime factors of 15221 are 31, 491. Prime factorization of 15221 in exponential form is:

15221 = 31¹ × 491¹

Step-3: Factors of 15208

List of positive integer factors of 15208 that divides 15208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1901, 3802, 7604

Step-4: Factors of 15221

List of positive integer factors of 15221 that divides 15208 without a remainder.

1, 31, 491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15208 and 15221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15208 and 15221 is 1.

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