What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15459 and 15478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15459 and 15478 is 1.

GCF(15459,15478) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15459 and 15478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15459 and 15478.

How to find the GCF of 15459 and 15478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15459 and 15478. After we will calculate the factors of 15459 and 15478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15459

Prime factors of 15459 are 3, 5153. Prime factorization of 15459 in exponential form is:

15459 = 3¹ × 5153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15478

Prime factors of 15478 are 2, 71, 109. Prime factorization of 15478 in exponential form is:

15478 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 15459

List of positive integer factors of 15459 that divides 15459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5153

Step-4: Factors of 15478

List of positive integer factors of 15478 that divides 15459 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 109, 142, 218, 7739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15459 and 15478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15459 and 15478 is 1.

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