What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15462 and 15473?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15462 and 15473 is 1.

GCF(15462,15473) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15462 and 15473, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15462 and 15473.

How to find the GCF of 15462 and 15473?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15462 and 15473. After we will calculate the factors of 15462 and 15473 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15462

Prime factors of 15462 are 2, 3, 859. Prime factorization of 15462 in exponential form is:

15462 = 2¹ × 3² × 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15473

Prime factors of 15473 are 15473. Prime factorization of 15473 in exponential form is:

15473 = 15473¹

Step-3: Factors of 15462

List of positive integer factors of 15462 that divides 15462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 859, 1718, 2577, 5154, 7731

Step-4: Factors of 15473

List of positive integer factors of 15473 that divides 15462 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15462 and 15473. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15462 and 15473 is 1.

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