What is the Greatest Common Factor of 542 and 556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 542 and 556 is 2.

GCF(542,556) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 542 and 556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 542 and 556.

How to find the GCF of 542 and 556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 542 and 556. After we will calculate the factors of 542 and 556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 542

Prime factors of 542 are 2, 271. Prime factorization of 542 in exponential form is:

542 = 2¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 556

Prime factors of 556 are 2, 139. Prime factorization of 556 in exponential form is:

556 = 2² × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 542

List of positive integer factors of 542 that divides 542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 271

Step-4: Factors of 556

List of positive integer factors of 556 that divides 542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 139, 278

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 542 and 556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 542 and 556 is 2.

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