What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2536 and 2543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2536 and 2543 is 1.

GCF(2536,2543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2536 and 2543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2536 and 2543.

How to find the GCF of 2536 and 2543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2536 and 2543. After we will calculate the factors of 2536 and 2543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2536

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

2536 = 2³ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2543

Prime factors of 2543 are 2543. Prime factorization of 2543 in exponential form is:

2543 = 2543¹

Step-3: Factors of 2536

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2543

List of positive integer factors of 2543 that divides 2536 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2536 and 2543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2536 and 2543 is 1.

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