What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2530 and 2548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2530 and 2548 is 2.

GCF(2530,2548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2530 and 2548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2530 and 2548.

How to find the GCF of 2530 and 2548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2530 and 2548. After we will calculate the factors of 2530 and 2548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2530

Prime factors of 2530 are 2, 5, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 2530 in exponential form is:

2530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2548

Prime factors of 2548 are 2, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 2548 in exponential form is:

2548 = 2² × 7² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 2530

List of positive integer factors of 2530 that divides 2530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 23, 46, 55, 110, 115, 230, 253, 506, 1265

Step-4: Factors of 2548

List of positive integer factors of 2548 that divides 2530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 26, 28, 49, 52, 91, 98, 182, 196, 364, 637, 1274

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2530 and 2548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2530 and 2548 is 2.

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