What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15262 and 15268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15262 and 15268 is 2.

GCF(15262,15268) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15262 and 15268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15262 and 15268.

How to find the GCF of 15262 and 15268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15262 and 15268. After we will calculate the factors of 15262 and 15268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15268

Prime factors of 15268 are 2, 11, 347. Prime factorization of 15268 in exponential form is:

15268 = 2² × 11¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 15262

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15268

List of positive integer factors of 15268 that divides 15262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 347, 694, 1388, 3817, 7634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15262 and 15268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15262 and 15268 is 2.

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