What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15226 and 15230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15226 and 15230 is 2.

GCF(15226,15230) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15226 and 15230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15226 and 15230.

How to find the GCF of 15226 and 15230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15226 and 15230. After we will calculate the factors of 15226 and 15230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15226

Prime factors of 15226 are 2, 23, 331. Prime factorization of 15226 in exponential form is:

15226 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15230

Prime factors of 15230 are 2, 5, 1523. Prime factorization of 15230 in exponential form is:

15230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1523¹

Step-3: Factors of 15226

List of positive integer factors of 15226 that divides 15226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 331, 662, 7613

Step-4: Factors of 15230

List of positive integer factors of 15230 that divides 15226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1523, 3046, 7615

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15226 and 15230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15226 and 15230 is 2.

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