What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34534 and 34540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34534 and 34540 is 2.

GCF(34534,34540) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34534 and 34540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34534 and 34540.

How to find the GCF of 34534 and 34540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34534 and 34540. After we will calculate the factors of 34534 and 34540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34534

Prime factors of 34534 are 2, 31, 557. Prime factorization of 34534 in exponential form is:

34534 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34540

Prime factors of 34540 are 2, 5, 11, 157. Prime factorization of 34540 in exponential form is:

34540 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 34534

List of positive integer factors of 34534 that divides 34534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 557, 1114, 17267

Step-4: Factors of 34540

List of positive integer factors of 34540 that divides 34534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 110, 157, 220, 314, 628, 785, 1570, 1727, 3140, 3454, 6908, 8635, 17270

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34534 and 34540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34534 and 34540 is 2.

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