Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 982
GCF(548, 982) = 2, Greatest common factor of 548 and 982 is 2. 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 982. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 982 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 548 and 982.
Prime Factorization of 548 is 1, 2, 2, 137 and Prime Factorization of 982 is 1, 2, 491.
- Factorize\( (548) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 137\)
- Factorize\( (982) = \) \(1\times 2\times 491\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(548, 982) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 548 and 982 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 982 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 491, 982
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 548 and 982 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 548 and 982 is 2.
\(GCF(548, 982) = 2\).
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