Greatest Common Factor of 546 and 554

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 546, 554 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 546 and 554 is 2.

GCF(546,554) = 2

GCF of 546 and 554

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 546 and 554

GCF of 546 and 554 is 2

Prime Factorization of 546


2 546
3 273
7 91
13 13
1

Prime factors of 546 are 2,3,7,13. Prime factorization of 546 in exponential form is:

546 = 21×31×71×131

Prime Factorization of 554


2 554
277 277
1

Prime factors of 554 are 2,277. Prime factorization of 554 in exponential form is:

554 = 21×2771

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 546 and 554 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 546 and 554 by matching factors method

Factors of 546

List of positive integer factors of 546 that divides 546 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,7,13,14,21,26,39,42,78,91,182,273,546

Factors of 554

List of positive integer factors of 554 that divides 554 without a remainder.

1,2,277,554

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 546 and 554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 546 and 554 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 546 and 554

Properties of GCF 546 and 554

(i) The GCF of 546 and 554 is associative

GCF of 546 and 554 = GCF of 554 and 546

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 546 and 554

1. What is the GCF of 546 and 554?

Answer: GCF of 546 and 554 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 546?

Answer: Factors of 546 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 26, 39, 42, 78, 91, 182, 273, 546. There are 16 integers that are factors of 546. The greatest factor of 546 is 546.

3. What are the Factors of 554?

Answer: Factors of 554 are 1, 2, 277, 554. There are 4 integers that are factors of 554. The greatest factor of 554 is 554.

4. How to Find the GCF of 546 and 554?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 546 and 554 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 546

546 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 13

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 554

554 = 2 x 277

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 546 and 554 is 2