What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2516 and 2536?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2516 and 2536 is 4.

GCF(2516,2536) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2516 and 2536, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2516 and 2536.

How to find the GCF of 2516 and 2536?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2516 and 2536. After we will calculate the factors of 2516 and 2536 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 2536

Prime factors of 2536 are 2, 317. Prime factorization of 2536 in exponential form is:

2536 = 2³ × 317¹

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 2536

List of positive integer factors of 2536 that divides 2516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 317, 634, 1268

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2516 and 2536. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2516 and 2536 is 4.

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