What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15340 and 15355?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15340 and 15355 is 5.

GCF(15340,15355) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15340 and 15355, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15340 and 15355.

How to find the GCF of 15340 and 15355?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15340 and 15355. After we will calculate the factors of 15340 and 15355 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15340

Prime factors of 15340 are 2, 5, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 15340 in exponential form is:

15340 = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15355

Prime factors of 15355 are 5, 37, 83. Prime factorization of 15355 in exponential form is:

15355 = 5¹ × 37¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 15340

List of positive integer factors of 15340 that divides 15340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 26, 52, 59, 65, 118, 130, 236, 260, 295, 590, 767, 1180, 1534, 3068, 3835, 7670

Step-4: Factors of 15355

List of positive integer factors of 15355 that divides 15340 without a remainder.

1, 5, 37, 83, 185, 415, 3071

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15340 and 15355. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15340 and 15355 is 5.

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