What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96000 and 96015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96000 and 96015 is 15.

GCF(96000,96015) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96000 and 96015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96000 and 96015.

How to find the GCF of 96000 and 96015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96000 and 96015. After we will calculate the factors of 96000 and 96015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96000

Prime factors of 96000 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 96000 in exponential form is:

96000 = 2⁸ × 3¹ × 5³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96015

Prime factors of 96015 are 3, 5, 37, 173. Prime factorization of 96015 in exponential form is:

96015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 96000

List of positive integer factors of 96000 that divides 96000 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 48, 50, 60, 64, 75, 80, 96, 100, 120, 125, 128, 150, 160, 192, 200, 240, 250, 256, 300, 320, 375, 384, 400, 480, 500, 600, 640, 750, 768, 800, 960, 1000, 1200, 1280, 1500, 1600, 1920, 2000, 2400, 3000, 3200, 3840, 4000, 4800, 6000, 6400, 8000, 9600, 12000, 16000, 19200, 24000, 32000, 48000

Step-4: Factors of 96015

List of positive integer factors of 96015 that divides 96000 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 37, 111, 173, 185, 519, 555, 865, 2595, 6401, 19203, 32005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96000 and 96015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96000 and 96015 is 15.

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