What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15356 and 15376?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15356 and 15376 is 4.

GCF(15356,15376) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15356 and 15376, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15356 and 15376.

How to find the GCF of 15356 and 15376?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15356 and 15376. After we will calculate the factors of 15356 and 15376 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15356

Prime factors of 15356 are 2, 11, 349. Prime factorization of 15356 in exponential form is:

15356 = 2² × 11¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15376

Prime factors of 15376 are 2, 31. Prime factorization of 15376 in exponential form is:

15376 = 2⁴ × 31²

Step-3: Factors of 15356

List of positive integer factors of 15356 that divides 15356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 349, 698, 1396, 3839, 7678

Step-4: Factors of 15376

List of positive integer factors of 15376 that divides 15356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 62, 124, 248, 496, 961, 1922, 3844, 7688

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15356 and 15376. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15356 and 15376 is 4.

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