What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15242 and 15253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15242 and 15253 is 1.

GCF(15242,15253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15242 and 15253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15242 and 15253.

How to find the GCF of 15242 and 15253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15242 and 15253. After we will calculate the factors of 15242 and 15253 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 15253

Prime factors of 15253 are 7, 2179. Prime factorization of 15253 in exponential form is:

15253 = 7¹ × 2179¹

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 15253

List of positive integer factors of 15253 that divides 15242 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15242 and 15253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15242 and 15253 is 1.

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