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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2532 and 2536?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2532 and 2536 is 4.

GCF(2532,2536) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2532 and 2536, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2532 and 2536.

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How to find the GCF of 2532 and 2536?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2532 and 2536. After we will calculate the factors of 2532 and 2536 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2532

Prime factors of 2532 are 2, 3, 211. Prime factorization of 2532 in exponential form is:

2532 = 22 × 31 × 2111

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2536

Prime factors of 2536 are 2, 317. Prime factorization of 2536 in exponential form is:

2536 = 23 × 3171

Step-3: Factors of 2532

List of positive integer factors of 2532 that divides 2532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 211, 422, 633, 844, 1266

Step-4: Factors of 2536

List of positive integer factors of 2536 that divides 2532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 317, 634, 1268

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2532 and 2536. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2532 and 2536 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2532 and 2536