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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2042 and 2054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2042 and 2054 is 2.

GCF(2042,2054) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2042 and 2054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2042 and 2054.

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How to find the GCF of 2042 and 2054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2042 and 2054. After we will calculate the factors of 2042 and 2054 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2042

Prime factors of 2042 are 2, 1021. Prime factorization of 2042 in exponential form is:

2042 = 21 × 10211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2054

Prime factors of 2054 are 2, 13, 79. Prime factorization of 2054 in exponential form is:

2054 = 21 × 131 × 791

Step-3: Factors of 2042

List of positive integer factors of 2042 that divides 2042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1021

Step-4: Factors of 2054

List of positive integer factors of 2054 that divides 2042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 79, 158, 1027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2042 and 2054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2042 and 2054 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2042 and 2054