What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20546 and 20554?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20546 and 20554 is 2.

GCF(20546,20554) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20546 and 20554, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20546 and 20554.

How to find the GCF of 20546 and 20554?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20546 and 20554. After we will calculate the factors of 20546 and 20554 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20546

Prime factors of 20546 are 2, 10273. Prime factorization of 20546 in exponential form is:

20546 = 2¹ × 10273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20554

Prime factors of 20554 are 2, 43, 239. Prime factorization of 20554 in exponential form is:

20554 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 20546

List of positive integer factors of 20546 that divides 20546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10273

Step-4: Factors of 20554

List of positive integer factors of 20554 that divides 20546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 239, 478, 10277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20546 and 20554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20546 and 20554 is 2.

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