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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2499 and 2516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2499 and 2516 is 17.

GCF(2499,2516) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2499 and 2516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2499 and 2516.

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How to find the GCF of 2499 and 2516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2499 and 2516. After we will calculate the factors of 2499 and 2516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2499

Prime factors of 2499 are 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 2499 in exponential form is:

2499 = 31 × 72 × 171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2516

Prime factors of 2516 are 2, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 2516 in exponential form is:

2516 = 22 × 171 × 371

Step-3: Factors of 2499

List of positive integer factors of 2499 that divides 2499 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 49, 51, 119, 147, 357, 833

Step-4: Factors of 2516

List of positive integer factors of 2516 that divides 2499 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 37, 68, 74, 148, 629, 1258

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2499 and 2516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2499 and 2516 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2499 and 2516