What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15264 and 15282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15264 and 15282 is 18.

GCF(15264,15282) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15264 and 15282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15264 and 15282.

How to find the GCF of 15264 and 15282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15264 and 15282. After we will calculate the factors of 15264 and 15282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15264

Prime factors of 15264 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 15264 in exponential form is:

15264 = 2⁵ × 3² × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15282

Prime factors of 15282 are 2, 3, 283. Prime factorization of 15282 in exponential form is:

15282 = 2¹ × 3³ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 15264

List of positive integer factors of 15264 that divides 15264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 53, 72, 96, 106, 144, 159, 212, 288, 318, 424, 477, 636, 848, 954, 1272, 1696, 1908, 2544, 3816, 5088, 7632

Step-4: Factors of 15282

List of positive integer factors of 15282 that divides 15264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 283, 566, 849, 1698, 2547, 5094, 7641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15264 and 15282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15264 and 15282 is 18.

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