What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15294 and 15303?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15294 and 15303 is 3.

GCF(15294,15303) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15294 and 15303, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15294 and 15303.

How to find the GCF of 15294 and 15303?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15294 and 15303. After we will calculate the factors of 15294 and 15303 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15294

Prime factors of 15294 are 2, 3, 2549. Prime factorization of 15294 in exponential form is:

15294 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15303

Prime factors of 15303 are 3, 5101. Prime factorization of 15303 in exponential form is:

15303 = 3¹ × 5101¹

Step-3: Factors of 15294

List of positive integer factors of 15294 that divides 15294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2549, 5098, 7647

Step-4: Factors of 15303

List of positive integer factors of 15303 that divides 15294 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15294 and 15303. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15294 and 15303 is 3.

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