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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1546 and 1558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1546 and 1558 is 2.

GCF(1546,1558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1546 and 1558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1546 and 1558.

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How to find the GCF of 1546 and 1558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1546 and 1558. After we will calculate the factors of 1546 and 1558 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 1558

Prime factors of 1558 are 2, 19, 41. Prime factorization of 1558 in exponential form is:

1558 = 21 × 191 × 411

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 1558

List of positive integer factors of 1558 that divides 1546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 41, 82, 779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1546 and 1558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1546 and 1558 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1546 and 1558