What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15236 and 15242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15236 and 15242 is 2.

GCF(15236,15242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15236 and 15242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15236 and 15242.

How to find the GCF of 15236 and 15242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15236 and 15242. After we will calculate the factors of 15236 and 15242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15236

Prime factors of 15236 are 2, 13, 293. Prime factorization of 15236 in exponential form is:

15236 = 2² × 13¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15242

Prime factors of 15242 are 2, 7621. Prime factorization of 15242 in exponential form is:

15242 = 2¹ × 7621¹

Step-3: Factors of 15236

List of positive integer factors of 15236 that divides 15236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 293, 586, 1172, 3809, 7618

Step-4: Factors of 15242

List of positive integer factors of 15242 that divides 15236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15236 and 15242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15236 and 15242 is 2.

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