What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20930 and 20948?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20930 and 20948 is 2.

GCF(20930,20948) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20930 and 20948, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20930 and 20948.

How to find the GCF of 20930 and 20948?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20930 and 20948. After we will calculate the factors of 20930 and 20948 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20930

Prime factors of 20930 are 2, 5, 7, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 20930 in exponential form is:

20930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20948

Prime factors of 20948 are 2, 5237. Prime factorization of 20948 in exponential form is:

20948 = 2² × 5237¹

Step-3: Factors of 20930

List of positive integer factors of 20930 that divides 20930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 23, 26, 35, 46, 65, 70, 91, 115, 130, 161, 182, 230, 299, 322, 455, 598, 805, 910, 1495, 1610, 2093, 2990, 4186, 10465

Step-4: Factors of 20948

List of positive integer factors of 20948 that divides 20930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5237, 10474

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20930 and 20948. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20930 and 20948 is 2.

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