What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2054 and 2072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2054 and 2072 is 2.

GCF(2054,2072) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2054 and 2072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2054 and 2072.

How to find the GCF of 2054 and 2072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2054 and 2072. After we will calculate the factors of 2054 and 2072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2072

Prime factors of 2072 are 2, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 2072 in exponential form is:

2072 = 2³ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 2054

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2072

List of positive integer factors of 2072 that divides 2054 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 37, 56, 74, 148, 259, 296, 518, 1036

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2054 and 2072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2054 and 2072 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2054 and 2072