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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2598 and 2618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2598 and 2618 is 2.

GCF(2598,2618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2598 and 2618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2598 and 2618.

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How to find the GCF of 2598 and 2618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2598 and 2618. After we will calculate the factors of 2598 and 2618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2598

Prime factors of 2598 are 2, 3, 433. Prime factorization of 2598 in exponential form is:

2598 = 21 × 31 × 4331

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2618

Prime factors of 2618 are 2, 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 2618 in exponential form is:

2618 = 21 × 71 × 111 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 2598

List of positive integer factors of 2598 that divides 2598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 433, 866, 1299

Step-4: Factors of 2618

List of positive integer factors of 2618 that divides 2598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 17, 22, 34, 77, 119, 154, 187, 238, 374, 1309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2598 and 2618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2598 and 2618 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2598 and 2618