What is the Greatest Common Factor of 542 and 558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 542 and 558 is 2.

GCF(542,558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 542 and 558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 542 and 558.

How to find the GCF of 542 and 558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 542 and 558. After we will calculate the factors of 542 and 558 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 558

Prime factors of 558 are 2, 3, 31. Prime factorization of 558 in exponential form is:

558 = 2¹ × 3² × 31¹

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 558

List of positive integer factors of 558 that divides 542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 31, 62, 93, 186, 279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 542 and 558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 542 and 558 is 2.

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