What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15396 and 15412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15396 and 15412 is 4.

GCF(15396,15412) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15396 and 15412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15396 and 15412.

How to find the GCF of 15396 and 15412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15396 and 15412. After we will calculate the factors of 15396 and 15412 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15396

Prime factors of 15396 are 2, 3, 1283. Prime factorization of 15396 in exponential form is:

15396 = 2² × 3¹ × 1283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15412

Prime factors of 15412 are 2, 3853. Prime factorization of 15412 in exponential form is:

15412 = 2² × 3853¹

Step-3: Factors of 15396

List of positive integer factors of 15396 that divides 15396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1283, 2566, 3849, 5132, 7698

Step-4: Factors of 15412

List of positive integer factors of 15412 that divides 15396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 3853, 7706

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15396 and 15412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15396 and 15412 is 4.

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