What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2520 and 2526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2520 and 2526 is 6.

GCF(2520,2526) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2520 and 2526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2520 and 2526.

How to find the GCF of 2520 and 2526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2520 and 2526. After we will calculate the factors of 2520 and 2526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2520

Prime factors of 2520 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 2520 in exponential form is:

2520 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2526

Prime factors of 2526 are 2, 3, 421. Prime factorization of 2526 in exponential form is:

2526 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 2520

List of positive integer factors of 2520 that divides 2520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 24, 28, 30, 35, 36, 40, 42, 45, 56, 60, 63, 70, 72, 84, 90, 105, 120, 126, 140, 168, 180, 210, 252, 280, 315, 360, 420, 504, 630, 840, 1260

Step-4: Factors of 2526

List of positive integer factors of 2526 that divides 2520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 421, 842, 1263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2520 and 2526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2520 and 2526 is 6.

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