What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2538 and 2545?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2538 and 2545 is 1.

GCF(2538,2545) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2538 and 2545, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2538 and 2545.

How to find the GCF of 2538 and 2545?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2538 and 2545. After we will calculate the factors of 2538 and 2545 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2538

Prime factors of 2538 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 2538 in exponential form is:

2538 = 2¹ × 3³ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2545

Prime factors of 2545 are 5, 509. Prime factorization of 2545 in exponential form is:

2545 = 5¹ × 509¹

Step-3: Factors of 2538

List of positive integer factors of 2538 that divides 2538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 47, 54, 94, 141, 282, 423, 846, 1269

Step-4: Factors of 2545

List of positive integer factors of 2545 that divides 2538 without a remainder.

1, 5, 509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2538 and 2545. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2538 and 2545 is 1.

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