What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2572 and 2590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2572 and 2590 is 2.

GCF(2572,2590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2572 and 2590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2572 and 2590.

How to find the GCF of 2572 and 2590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2572 and 2590. After we will calculate the factors of 2572 and 2590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2572

Prime factors of 2572 are 2, 643. Prime factorization of 2572 in exponential form is:

2572 = 2² × 643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2590

Prime factors of 2590 are 2, 5, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 2590 in exponential form is:

2590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 2572

List of positive integer factors of 2572 that divides 2572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 643, 1286

Step-4: Factors of 2590

List of positive integer factors of 2590 that divides 2572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 37, 70, 74, 185, 259, 370, 518, 1295

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2572 and 2590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2572 and 2590 is 2.

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