What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2532 and 2552?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2532 and 2552 is 4.

GCF(2532,2552) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2532 and 2552, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2532 and 2552.

How to find the GCF of 2532 and 2552?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2532 and 2552. After we will calculate the factors of 2532 and 2552 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 2552

Prime factors of 2552 are 2, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 2552 in exponential form is:

2552 = 2³ × 11¹ × 29¹

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 2552

List of positive integer factors of 2552 that divides 2532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 29, 44, 58, 88, 116, 232, 319, 638, 1276

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2532 and 2552. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2532 and 2552 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2532 and 2552