What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15296 and 15308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15296 and 15308 is 4.

GCF(15296,15308) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15296 and 15308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15296 and 15308.

How to find the GCF of 15296 and 15308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15296 and 15308. After we will calculate the factors of 15296 and 15308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15296

Prime factors of 15296 are 2, 239. Prime factorization of 15296 in exponential form is:

15296 = 2⁶ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15308

Prime factors of 15308 are 2, 43, 89. Prime factorization of 15308 in exponential form is:

15308 = 2² × 43¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 15296

List of positive integer factors of 15296 that divides 15296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 239, 478, 956, 1912, 3824, 7648

Step-4: Factors of 15308

List of positive integer factors of 15308 that divides 15296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 89, 172, 178, 356, 3827, 7654

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15296 and 15308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15296 and 15308 is 4.

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