What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2526 and 2534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2526 and 2534 is 2.

GCF(2526,2534) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2526 and 2534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2526 and 2534.

How to find the GCF of 2526 and 2534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2526 and 2534. After we will calculate the factors of 2526 and 2534 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2534

Prime factors of 2534 are 2, 7, 181. Prime factorization of 2534 in exponential form is:

2534 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 2526

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2534

List of positive integer factors of 2534 that divides 2526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 181, 362, 1267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2526 and 2534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2526 and 2534 is 2.

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