What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15358 and 15362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15358 and 15362 is 2.

GCF(15358,15362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15358 and 15362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15358 and 15362.

How to find the GCF of 15358 and 15362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15358 and 15362. After we will calculate the factors of 15358 and 15362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15358

Prime factors of 15358 are 2, 7, 1097. Prime factorization of 15358 in exponential form is:

15358 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1097¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15362

Prime factors of 15362 are 2, 7681. Prime factorization of 15362 in exponential form is:

15362 = 2¹ × 7681¹

Step-3: Factors of 15358

List of positive integer factors of 15358 that divides 15358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1097, 2194, 7679

Step-4: Factors of 15362

List of positive integer factors of 15362 that divides 15358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7681

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15358 and 15362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15358 and 15362 is 2.

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