What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39542 and 39554?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39542 and 39554 is 2.

GCF(39542,39554) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39542 and 39554, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39542 and 39554.

How to find the GCF of 39542 and 39554?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39542 and 39554. After we will calculate the factors of 39542 and 39554 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39542

Prime factors of 39542 are 2, 17, 1163. Prime factorization of 39542 in exponential form is:

39542 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39554

Prime factors of 39554 are 2, 19777. Prime factorization of 39554 in exponential form is:

39554 = 2¹ × 19777¹

Step-3: Factors of 39542

List of positive integer factors of 39542 that divides 39542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1163, 2326, 19771

Step-4: Factors of 39554

List of positive integer factors of 39554 that divides 39542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39542 and 39554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39542 and 39554 is 2.

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