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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1546 and 1550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1546 and 1550 is 2.

GCF(1546,1550) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1546 and 1550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1546 and 1550.

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How to find the GCF of 1546 and 1550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1546 and 1550. After we will calculate the factors of 1546 and 1550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1546

Prime factors of 1546 are 2, 773. Prime factorization of 1546 in exponential form is:

1546 = 21 × 7731

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1550

Prime factors of 1550 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 1550 in exponential form is:

1550 = 21 × 52 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 1546

List of positive integer factors of 1546 that divides 1546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 773

Step-4: Factors of 1550

List of positive integer factors of 1550 that divides 1546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 31, 50, 62, 155, 310, 775

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1546 and 1550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1546 and 1550 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1546 and 1550