What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15612 and 15626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15612 and 15626 is 2.

GCF(15612,15626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15612 and 15626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15612 and 15626.

How to find the GCF of 15612 and 15626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15612 and 15626. After we will calculate the factors of 15612 and 15626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15612

Prime factors of 15612 are 2, 3, 1301. Prime factorization of 15612 in exponential form is:

15612 = 2² × 3¹ × 1301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15626

Prime factors of 15626 are 2, 13, 601. Prime factorization of 15626 in exponential form is:

15626 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 15612

List of positive integer factors of 15612 that divides 15612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1301, 2602, 3903, 5204, 7806

Step-4: Factors of 15626

List of positive integer factors of 15626 that divides 15612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 601, 1202, 7813

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15612 and 15626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15612 and 15626 is 2.

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