What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15306 and 15311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15306 and 15311 is 1.

GCF(15306,15311) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15306 and 15311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15306 and 15311.

How to find the GCF of 15306 and 15311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15306 and 15311. After we will calculate the factors of 15306 and 15311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15306

Prime factors of 15306 are 2, 3, 2551. Prime factorization of 15306 in exponential form is:

15306 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2551¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15311

Prime factors of 15311 are 61, 251. Prime factorization of 15311 in exponential form is:

15311 = 61¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 15306

List of positive integer factors of 15306 that divides 15306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2551, 5102, 7653

Step-4: Factors of 15311

List of positive integer factors of 15311 that divides 15306 without a remainder.

1, 61, 251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15306 and 15311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15306 and 15311 is 1.

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