What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15236 and 15244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15236 and 15244 is 4.

GCF(15236,15244) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15236 and 15244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15236 and 15244.

How to find the GCF of 15236 and 15244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15236 and 15244. After we will calculate the factors of 15236 and 15244 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 15244

Prime factors of 15244 are 2, 37, 103. Prime factorization of 15244 in exponential form is:

15244 = 2² × 37¹ × 103¹

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 15244

List of positive integer factors of 15244 that divides 15236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 103, 148, 206, 412, 3811, 7622

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15236 and 15244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15236 and 15244 is 4.

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