What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1534 and 1544?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1534 and 1544 is 2.

GCF(1534,1544) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1534 and 1544, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1534 and 1544.

How to find the GCF of 1534 and 1544?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1534 and 1544. After we will calculate the factors of 1534 and 1544 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1534

Prime factors of 1534 are 2, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 1534 in exponential form is:

1534 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1544

Prime factors of 1544 are 2, 193. Prime factorization of 1544 in exponential form is:

1544 = 2³ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 1534

List of positive integer factors of 1534 that divides 1534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 59, 118, 767

Step-4: Factors of 1544

List of positive integer factors of 1544 that divides 1534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 193, 386, 772

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1534 and 1544. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1534 and 1544 is 2.

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