What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15498 and 15505?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15498 and 15505 is 7.

GCF(15498,15505) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15498 and 15505, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15498 and 15505.

How to find the GCF of 15498 and 15505?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15498 and 15505. After we will calculate the factors of 15498 and 15505 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15498

Prime factors of 15498 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 15498 in exponential form is:

15498 = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15505

Prime factors of 15505 are 5, 7, 443. Prime factorization of 15505 in exponential form is:

15505 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 15498

List of positive integer factors of 15498 that divides 15498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 27, 41, 42, 54, 63, 82, 123, 126, 189, 246, 287, 369, 378, 574, 738, 861, 1107, 1722, 2214, 2583, 5166, 7749

Step-4: Factors of 15505

List of positive integer factors of 15505 that divides 15498 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 443, 2215, 3101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15498 and 15505. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15498 and 15505 is 7.

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