What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2541 and 2548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2541 and 2548 is 7.

GCF(2541,2548) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2541 and 2548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2541 and 2548.

How to find the GCF of 2541 and 2548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2541 and 2548. After we will calculate the factors of 2541 and 2548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2541

Prime factors of 2541 are 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 2541 in exponential form is:

2541 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11²

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 2541

List of positive integer factors of 2541 that divides 2541 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 77, 121, 231, 363, 847

Step-4: Factors of 2548

List of positive integer factors of 2548 that divides 2541 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 2541 and 2548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2541 and 2548 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2541 and 2548