What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15326 and 15346?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15326 and 15346 is 2.

GCF(15326,15346) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15326 and 15346, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15326 and 15346.

How to find the GCF of 15326 and 15346?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15326 and 15346. After we will calculate the factors of 15326 and 15346 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15326

Prime factors of 15326 are 2, 79, 97. Prime factorization of 15326 in exponential form is:

15326 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15346

Prime factors of 15346 are 2, 7673. Prime factorization of 15346 in exponential form is:

15346 = 2¹ × 7673¹

Step-3: Factors of 15326

List of positive integer factors of 15326 that divides 15326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 97, 158, 194, 7663

Step-4: Factors of 15346

List of positive integer factors of 15346 that divides 15326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7673

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15326 and 15346. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15326 and 15346 is 2.

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