What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2548 and 2554?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2548 and 2554 is 2.

GCF(2548,2554) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2548 and 2554, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2548 and 2554.

How to find the GCF of 2548 and 2554?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2548 and 2554. After we will calculate the factors of 2548 and 2554 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2554

Prime factors of 2554 are 2, 1277. Prime factorization of 2554 in exponential form is:

2554 = 2¹ × 1277¹

Step-3: Factors of 2548

List of positive integer factors of 2548 that divides 2548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 26, 28, 49, 52, 91, 98, 182, 196, 364, 637, 1274

Step-4: Factors of 2554

List of positive integer factors of 2554 that divides 2548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2548 and 2554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2548 and 2554 is 2.

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