What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7532 and 7540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7532 and 7540 is 4.

GCF(7532,7540) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7532 and 7540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7532 and 7540.

How to find the GCF of 7532 and 7540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7532 and 7540. After we will calculate the factors of 7532 and 7540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7532

Prime factors of 7532 are 2, 7, 269. Prime factorization of 7532 in exponential form is:

7532 = 2² × 7¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7540

Prime factors of 7540 are 2, 5, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 7540 in exponential form is:

7540 = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 7532

List of positive integer factors of 7532 that divides 7532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 269, 538, 1076, 1883, 3766

Step-4: Factors of 7540

List of positive integer factors of 7540 that divides 7532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 26, 29, 52, 58, 65, 116, 130, 145, 260, 290, 377, 580, 754, 1508, 1885, 3770

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7532 and 7540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7532 and 7540 is 4.

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