What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15306 and 15321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15306 and 15321 is 3.

GCF(15306,15321) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15306 and 15321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15306 and 15321.

How to find the GCF of 15306 and 15321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15306 and 15321. After we will calculate the factors of 15306 and 15321 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 15321

Prime factors of 15321 are 3, 5107. Prime factorization of 15321 in exponential form is:

15321 = 3¹ × 5107¹

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 15321

List of positive integer factors of 15321 that divides 15306 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15306 and 15321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15306 and 15321 is 3.

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