What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2082 and 2098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2082 and 2098 is 2.

GCF(2082,2098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2082 and 2098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2082 and 2098.

How to find the GCF of 2082 and 2098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2082 and 2098. After we will calculate the factors of 2082 and 2098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2082

Prime factors of 2082 are 2, 3, 347. Prime factorization of 2082 in exponential form is:

2082 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2098

Prime factors of 2098 are 2, 1049. Prime factorization of 2098 in exponential form is:

2098 = 2¹ × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 2082

List of positive integer factors of 2082 that divides 2082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 347, 694, 1041

Step-4: Factors of 2098

List of positive integer factors of 2098 that divides 2082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2082 and 2098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2082 and 2098 is 2.

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