What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15526 and 15530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15526 and 15530 is 2.

GCF(15526,15530) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15526 and 15530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15526 and 15530.

How to find the GCF of 15526 and 15530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15526 and 15530. After we will calculate the factors of 15526 and 15530 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15526

Prime factors of 15526 are 2, 7, 1109. Prime factorization of 15526 in exponential form is:

15526 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15530

Prime factors of 15530 are 2, 5, 1553. Prime factorization of 15530 in exponential form is:

15530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1553¹

Step-3: Factors of 15526

List of positive integer factors of 15526 that divides 15526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1109, 2218, 7763

Step-4: Factors of 15530

List of positive integer factors of 15530 that divides 15526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1553, 3106, 7765

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15526 and 15530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15526 and 15530 is 2.

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