What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15462 and 15479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15462 and 15479 is 1.

GCF(15462,15479) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15462 and 15479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15462 and 15479.

How to find the GCF of 15462 and 15479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15462 and 15479. After we will calculate the factors of 15462 and 15479 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 15479

Prime factors of 15479 are 23, 673. Prime factorization of 15479 in exponential form is:

15479 = 23¹ × 673¹

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 15479

List of positive integer factors of 15479 that divides 15462 without a remainder.

1, 23, 673

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15462 and 15479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15462 and 15479 is 1.

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