What is the Greatest Common Factor of 534 and 550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 534 and 550 is 2.

GCF(534,550) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 534 and 550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 534 and 550.

How to find the GCF of 534 and 550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 534 and 550. After we will calculate the factors of 534 and 550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 534

Prime factors of 534 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 534 in exponential form is:

534 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 550

Prime factors of 550 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 550 in exponential form is:

550 = 2¹ × 5² × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 534

List of positive integer factors of 534 that divides 534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 89, 178, 267

Step-4: Factors of 550

List of positive integer factors of 550 that divides 534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 50, 55, 110, 275

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 534 and 550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 534 and 550 is 2.

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