What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15342 and 15354?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15342 and 15354 is 6.

GCF(15342,15354) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15342 and 15354, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15342 and 15354.

How to find the GCF of 15342 and 15354?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15342 and 15354. After we will calculate the factors of 15342 and 15354 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15342

Prime factors of 15342 are 2, 3, 2557. Prime factorization of 15342 in exponential form is:

15342 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15354

Prime factors of 15354 are 2, 3, 853. Prime factorization of 15354 in exponential form is:

15354 = 2¹ × 3² × 853¹

Step-3: Factors of 15342

List of positive integer factors of 15342 that divides 15342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2557, 5114, 7671

Step-4: Factors of 15354

List of positive integer factors of 15354 that divides 15342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 853, 1706, 2559, 5118, 7677

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15342 and 15354. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15342 and 15354 is 6.

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