What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15240 and 15259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15240 and 15259 is 1.

GCF(15240,15259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15240 and 15259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15240 and 15259.

How to find the GCF of 15240 and 15259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15240 and 15259. After we will calculate the factors of 15240 and 15259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15240

Prime factors of 15240 are 2, 3, 5, 127. Prime factorization of 15240 in exponential form is:

15240 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15259

Prime factors of 15259 are 15259. Prime factorization of 15259 in exponential form is:

15259 = 15259¹

Step-3: Factors of 15240

List of positive integer factors of 15240 that divides 15240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 127, 254, 381, 508, 635, 762, 1016, 1270, 1524, 1905, 2540, 3048, 3810, 5080, 7620

Step-4: Factors of 15259

List of positive integer factors of 15259 that divides 15240 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15240 and 15259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15240 and 15259 is 1.

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