What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15242 and 15250?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15242 and 15250 is 2.

GCF(15242,15250) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15242 and 15250, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15242 and 15250.

How to find the GCF of 15242 and 15250?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15242 and 15250. After we will calculate the factors of 15242 and 15250 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15242

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

15242 = 2¹ × 7621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15250

Prime factors of 15250 are 2, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 15250 in exponential form is:

15250 = 2¹ × 5³ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 15242

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

1, 2, 7621

Step-4: Factors of 15250

List of positive integer factors of 15250 that divides 15242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 61, 122, 125, 250, 305, 610, 1525, 3050, 7625

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15242 and 15250. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15242 and 15250 is 2.

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