What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1510 and 1516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1510 and 1516 is 2.

GCF(1510,1516) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1510 and 1516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1510 and 1516.

How to find the GCF of 1510 and 1516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1510 and 1516. After we will calculate the factors of 1510 and 1516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1510

Prime factors of 1510 are 2, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 1510 in exponential form is:

1510 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1516

Prime factors of 1516 are 2, 379. Prime factorization of 1516 in exponential form is:

1516 = 2² × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 1510

List of positive integer factors of 1510 that divides 1510 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 151, 302, 755

Step-4: Factors of 1516

List of positive integer factors of 1516 that divides 1510 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 379, 758

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1510 and 1516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1510 and 1516 is 2.

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