What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15530 and 15535?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15530 and 15535 is 5.

GCF(15530,15535) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15530 and 15535, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15530 and 15535.

How to find the GCF of 15530 and 15535?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15530 and 15535. After we will calculate the factors of 15530 and 15535 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 15535

Prime factors of 15535 are 5, 13, 239. Prime factorization of 15535 in exponential form is:

15535 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 15530

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 15535

List of positive integer factors of 15535 that divides 15530 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 239, 1195, 3107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15530 and 15535. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15530 and 15535 is 5.

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