What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7550 and 7566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7550 and 7566 is 2.

GCF(7550,7566) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7550 and 7566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7550 and 7566.

How to find the GCF of 7550 and 7566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7550 and 7566. After we will calculate the factors of 7550 and 7566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7550

Prime factors of 7550 are 2, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 7550 in exponential form is:

7550 = 2¹ × 5² × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7566

Prime factors of 7566 are 2, 3, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 7566 in exponential form is:

7566 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 7550

List of positive integer factors of 7550 that divides 7550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 151, 302, 755, 1510, 3775

Step-4: Factors of 7566

List of positive integer factors of 7566 that divides 7550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 97, 194, 291, 582, 1261, 2522, 3783

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7550 and 7566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7550 and 7566 is 2.

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