Greatest Common Factor of 6542 and 6548

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 6542, 6548 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6542 and 6548 is 2.

GCF(6542,6548) = 2

GCF of 6542 and 6548

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 6542 and 6548

GCF of 6542 and 6548 is 2

Prime Factorization of 6542


2 6542
3271 3271
1

Prime factors of 6542 are 2,3271. Prime factorization of 6542 in exponential form is:

6542 = 21×32711

Prime Factorization of 6548


2 6548
2 3274
1637 1637
1

Prime factors of 6548 are 2,1637. Prime factorization of 6548 in exponential form is:

6548 = 22×16371

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 6542 and 6548 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 6542 and 6548 by matching factors method

Factors of 6542

List of positive integer factors of 6542 that divides 6542 without a remainder.

1,2,3271,6542

Factors of 6548

List of positive integer factors of 6548 that divides 6548 without a remainder.

1,2,4,1637,3274,6548

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6542 and 6548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6542 and 6548 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 6542 and 6548

Properties of GCF 6542 and 6548

(i) The GCF of 6542 and 6548 is associative

GCF of 6542 and 6548 = GCF of 6548 and 6542

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6542

Related Greatest Common Factor of 6548

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6542 and 6548

1. What is the GCF of 6542 and 6548?

Answer: GCF of 6542 and 6548 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 6542?

Answer: Factors of 6542 are 1, 2, 3271, 6542. There are 4 integers that are factors of 6542. The greatest factor of 6542 is 6542.

3. What are the Factors of 6548?

Answer: Factors of 6548 are 1, 2, 4, 1637, 3274, 6548. There are 6 integers that are factors of 6548. The greatest factor of 6548 is 6548.

4. How to Find the GCF of 6542 and 6548?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 6542 and 6548 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 6542

6542 = 2 x 3271

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 6548

6548 = 2 x 2 x 1637

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 6542 and 6548 is 2