What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2516 and 2528?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2516 and 2528 is 4.

GCF(2516,2528) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2516 and 2528, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2516 and 2528.

How to find the GCF of 2516 and 2528?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2516 and 2528. After we will calculate the factors of 2516 and 2528 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2528

Prime factors of 2528 are 2, 79. Prime factorization of 2528 in exponential form is:

2528 = 2⁵ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 2516

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2528

List of positive integer factors of 2528 that divides 2516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 79, 158, 316, 632, 1264

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2516 and 2528. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2516 and 2528 is 4.

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