What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15372 and 15386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15372 and 15386 is 14.

GCF(15372,15386) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15372 and 15386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15372 and 15386.

How to find the GCF of 15372 and 15386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15372 and 15386. After we will calculate the factors of 15372 and 15386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15372

Prime factors of 15372 are 2, 3, 7, 61. Prime factorization of 15372 in exponential form is:

15372 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15386

Prime factors of 15386 are 2, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 15386 in exponential form is:

15386 = 2¹ × 7² × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 15372

List of positive integer factors of 15372 that divides 15372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 61, 63, 84, 122, 126, 183, 244, 252, 366, 427, 549, 732, 854, 1098, 1281, 1708, 2196, 2562, 3843, 5124, 7686

Step-4: Factors of 15386

List of positive integer factors of 15386 that divides 15372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 157, 314, 1099, 2198, 7693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15372 and 15386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15372 and 15386 is 14.

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