Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 3340
GCF(548, 3340) = 4, Greatest common factor of 548 and 3340 is 4. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 3340. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 3340 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 548 and 3340.
Prime Factorization of 548 is 1, 2, 2, 137 and Prime Factorization of 3340 is 1, 2, 2, 5, 167.
- Factorize\( (548) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 137\)
- Factorize\( (3340) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 167\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(548, 3340) = 1\times 2\times 2 = 4\).
Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 3340 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 548 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 137, 274, 548
List of positive integers factors of 3340 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 167, 334, 668, 835, 1670, 3340
As you can see, 4 is the greatest and common number that 548 and 3340 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 548 and 3340 is 4.
\(GCF(548, 3340) = 4\).
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