What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15250 and 15255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15250 and 15255 is 5.

GCF(15250,15255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15250 and 15255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15250 and 15255.

How to find the GCF of 15250 and 15255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15250 and 15255. After we will calculate the factors of 15250 and 15255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15255

Prime factors of 15255 are 3, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 15255 in exponential form is:

15255 = 3³ × 5¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 15250

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15255

List of positive integer factors of 15255 that divides 15250 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 113, 135, 339, 565, 1017, 1695, 3051, 5085

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15250 and 15255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15250 and 15255 is 5.

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