What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15248 and 15262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15248 and 15262 is 2.

GCF(15248,15262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15248 and 15262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15248 and 15262.

How to find the GCF of 15248 and 15262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15248 and 15262. After we will calculate the factors of 15248 and 15262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15248

Prime factors of 15248 are 2, 953. Prime factorization of 15248 in exponential form is:

15248 = 2⁴ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15262

Prime factors of 15262 are 2, 13, 587. Prime factorization of 15262 in exponential form is:

15262 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 15248

List of positive integer factors of 15248 that divides 15248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 953, 1906, 3812, 7624

Step-4: Factors of 15262

List of positive integer factors of 15262 that divides 15248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 587, 1174, 7631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15248 and 15262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15248 and 15262 is 2.

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