What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15237 and 15243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15237 and 15243 is 3.

GCF(15237,15243) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15237 and 15243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15237 and 15243.

How to find the GCF of 15237 and 15243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15237 and 15243. After we will calculate the factors of 15237 and 15243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15237

Prime factors of 15237 are 3, 1693. Prime factorization of 15237 in exponential form is:

15237 = 3² × 1693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15243

Prime factors of 15243 are 3, 5081. Prime factorization of 15243 in exponential form is:

15243 = 3¹ × 5081¹

Step-3: Factors of 15237

List of positive integer factors of 15237 that divides 15237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1693, 5079

Step-4: Factors of 15243

List of positive integer factors of 15243 that divides 15237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15237 and 15243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15237 and 15243 is 3.

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