What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2525 and 2538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2525 and 2538 is 1.

GCF(2525,2538) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2525 and 2538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2525 and 2538.

How to find the GCF of 2525 and 2538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2525 and 2538. After we will calculate the factors of 2525 and 2538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2525

Prime factors of 2525 are 5, 101. Prime factorization of 2525 in exponential form is:

2525 = 5² × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2538

Prime factors of 2538 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 2538 in exponential form is:

2538 = 2¹ × 3³ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 2525

List of positive integer factors of 2525 that divides 2525 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 101, 505

Step-4: Factors of 2538

List of positive integer factors of 2538 that divides 2525 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 47, 54, 94, 141, 282, 423, 846, 1269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2525 and 2538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2525 and 2538 is 1.

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