What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15531 and 15546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15531 and 15546 is 3.

GCF(15531,15546) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15531 and 15546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15531 and 15546.

How to find the GCF of 15531 and 15546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15531 and 15546. After we will calculate the factors of 15531 and 15546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15531

Prime factors of 15531 are 3, 31, 167. Prime factorization of 15531 in exponential form is:

15531 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15546

Prime factors of 15546 are 2, 3, 2591. Prime factorization of 15546 in exponential form is:

15546 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2591¹

Step-3: Factors of 15531

List of positive integer factors of 15531 that divides 15531 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 167, 501, 5177

Step-4: Factors of 15546

List of positive integer factors of 15546 that divides 15531 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2591, 5182, 7773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15531 and 15546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15531 and 15546 is 3.

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