What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15218 and 15229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15218 and 15229 is 1.

GCF(15218,15229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15218 and 15229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15218 and 15229.

How to find the GCF of 15218 and 15229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15218 and 15229. After we will calculate the factors of 15218 and 15229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15218

Prime factors of 15218 are 2, 7, 1087. Prime factorization of 15218 in exponential form is:

15218 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15229

Prime factors of 15229 are 97, 157. Prime factorization of 15229 in exponential form is:

15229 = 97¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 15218

List of positive integer factors of 15218 that divides 15218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1087, 2174, 7609

Step-4: Factors of 15229

List of positive integer factors of 15229 that divides 15218 without a remainder.

1, 97, 157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15218 and 15229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15218 and 15229 is 1.

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