Greatest Common Factor of 7542 and 7548

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 7542, 7548 i.e. 6 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7542 and 7548 is 6.

GCF(7542,7548) = 6

GCF of 7542 and 7548

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 7542 and 7548

GCF of 7542 and 7548 is 6

Prime Factorization of 7542


2 7542
3 3771
3 1257
419 419
1

Prime factors of 7542 are 2,3,419. Prime factorization of 7542 in exponential form is:

7542 = 21×32×4191

Prime Factorization of 7548


2 7548
2 3774
3 1887
17 629
37 37
1

Prime factors of 7548 are 2,3,17,37. Prime factorization of 7548 in exponential form is:

7548 = 22×31×171×371

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 7542 and 7548 is 6

Greatest Common Factor of 7542 and 7548 by matching factors method

Factors of 7542

List of positive integer factors of 7542 that divides 7542 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,18,419,838,1257,2514,3771,7542

Factors of 7548

List of positive integer factors of 7548 that divides 7548 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,12,17,34,37,51,68,74,102,111,148,204,222,444,629,1258,1887,2516,3774,7548

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7542 and 7548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7542 and 7548 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7542 and 7548

Properties of GCF 7542 and 7548

(i) The GCF of 7542 and 7548 is associative

GCF of 7542 and 7548 = GCF of 7548 and 7542

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 7542 and 7548

1. What is the GCF of 7542 and 7548?

Answer: GCF of 7542 and 7548 is 6.

2. What are the Factors of 7542?

Answer: Factors of 7542 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 419, 838, 1257, 2514, 3771, 7542. There are 12 integers that are factors of 7542. The greatest factor of 7542 is 7542.

3. What are the Factors of 7548?

Answer: Factors of 7548 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 37, 51, 68, 74, 102, 111, 148, 204, 222, 444, 629, 1258, 1887, 2516, 3774, 7548. There are 24 integers that are factors of 7548. The greatest factor of 7548 is 7548.

4. How to Find the GCF of 7542 and 7548?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 7542 and 7548 = 6

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 7542

7542 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 419

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 7548

7548 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 17 x 37

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

GCF = 2 x 3 = 6

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 7542 and 7548 is 6