What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15548 and 15558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15548 and 15558 is 2.

GCF(15548,15558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15548 and 15558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15548 and 15558.

How to find the GCF of 15548 and 15558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15548 and 15558. After we will calculate the factors of 15548 and 15558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15548

Prime factors of 15548 are 2, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 15548 in exponential form is:

15548 = 2² × 13² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15558

Prime factors of 15558 are 2, 3, 2593. Prime factorization of 15558 in exponential form is:

15558 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2593¹

Step-3: Factors of 15548

List of positive integer factors of 15548 that divides 15548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 23, 26, 46, 52, 92, 169, 299, 338, 598, 676, 1196, 3887, 7774

Step-4: Factors of 15558

List of positive integer factors of 15558 that divides 15548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2593, 5186, 7779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15548 and 15558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15548 and 15558 is 2.

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