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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2571 and 2586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2571 and 2586 is 3.

GCF(2571,2586) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2571 and 2586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2571 and 2586.

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How to find the GCF of 2571 and 2586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2571 and 2586. After we will calculate the factors of 2571 and 2586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2571

Prime factors of 2571 are 3, 857. Prime factorization of 2571 in exponential form is:

2571 = 31 × 8571

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2586

Prime factors of 2586 are 2, 3, 431. Prime factorization of 2586 in exponential form is:

2586 = 21 × 31 × 4311

Step-3: Factors of 2571

List of positive integer factors of 2571 that divides 2571 without a remainder.

1, 3, 857

Step-4: Factors of 2586

List of positive integer factors of 2586 that divides 2571 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 431, 862, 1293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2571 and 2586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2571 and 2586 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2571 and 2586