What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2518 and 2523?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2518 and 2523 is 1.

GCF(2518,2523) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2518 and 2523, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2518 and 2523.

How to find the GCF of 2518 and 2523?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2518 and 2523. After we will calculate the factors of 2518 and 2523 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2518

Prime factors of 2518 are 2, 1259. Prime factorization of 2518 in exponential form is:

2518 = 2¹ × 1259¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2523

Prime factors of 2523 are 3, 29. Prime factorization of 2523 in exponential form is:

2523 = 3¹ × 29²

Step-3: Factors of 2518

List of positive integer factors of 2518 that divides 2518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1259

Step-4: Factors of 2523

List of positive integer factors of 2523 that divides 2518 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2518 and 2523. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2518 and 2523 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2518 and 2523