What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15235 and 15246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15235 and 15246 is 11.

GCF(15235,15246) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15235 and 15246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15235 and 15246.

How to find the GCF of 15235 and 15246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15235 and 15246. After we will calculate the factors of 15235 and 15246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15235

Prime factors of 15235 are 5, 11, 277. Prime factorization of 15235 in exponential form is:

15235 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15246

Prime factors of 15246 are 2, 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 15246 in exponential form is:

15246 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 15235

List of positive integer factors of 15235 that divides 15235 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 277, 1385, 3047

Step-4: Factors of 15246

List of positive integer factors of 15246 that divides 15235 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 18, 21, 22, 33, 42, 63, 66, 77, 99, 121, 126, 154, 198, 231, 242, 363, 462, 693, 726, 847, 1089, 1386, 1694, 2178, 2541, 5082, 7623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15235 and 15246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15235 and 15246 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 15235 and 15246