What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2506 and 2524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2506 and 2524 is 2.

GCF(2506,2524) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2506 and 2524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2506 and 2524.

How to find the GCF of 2506 and 2524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2506 and 2524. After we will calculate the factors of 2506 and 2524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2506

Prime factors of 2506 are 2, 7, 179. Prime factorization of 2506 in exponential form is:

2506 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2524

Prime factors of 2524 are 2, 631. Prime factorization of 2524 in exponential form is:

2524 = 2² × 631¹

Step-3: Factors of 2506

List of positive integer factors of 2506 that divides 2506 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 179, 358, 1253

Step-4: Factors of 2524

List of positive integer factors of 2524 that divides 2506 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 631, 1262

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2506 and 2524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2506 and 2524 is 2.

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