What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2520 and 2528?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2520 and 2528 is 8.

GCF(2520,2528) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2520 and 2528, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2520 and 2528.

How to find the GCF of 2520 and 2528?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2520 and 2528. After we will calculate the factors of 2520 and 2528 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 2528

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

2528 = 2⁵ × 79¹

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 2528

List of positive integer factors of 2528 that divides 2520 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 2520 and 2528. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2520 and 2528 is 8.

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