What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1528 and 1532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1528 and 1532 is 4.

GCF(1528,1532) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1528 and 1532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1528 and 1532.

How to find the GCF of 1528 and 1532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1528 and 1532. After we will calculate the factors of 1528 and 1532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1528

Prime factors of 1528 are 2, 191. Prime factorization of 1528 in exponential form is:

1528 = 2³ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1532

Prime factors of 1532 are 2, 383. Prime factorization of 1532 in exponential form is:

1532 = 2² × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 1528

List of positive integer factors of 1528 that divides 1528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 191, 382, 764

Step-4: Factors of 1532

List of positive integer factors of 1532 that divides 1528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 383, 766

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1528 and 1532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1528 and 1532 is 4.

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