What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2655 and 2672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2655 and 2672 is 1.

GCF(2655,2672) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2655 and 2672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2655 and 2672.

How to find the GCF of 2655 and 2672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2655 and 2672. After we will calculate the factors of 2655 and 2672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2655

Prime factors of 2655 are 3, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 2655 in exponential form is:

2655 = 3² × 5¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2672

Prime factors of 2672 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 2672 in exponential form is:

2672 = 2⁴ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 2655

List of positive integer factors of 2655 that divides 2655 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 59, 177, 295, 531, 885

Step-4: Factors of 2672

List of positive integer factors of 2672 that divides 2655 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 167, 334, 668, 1336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2655 and 2672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2655 and 2672 is 1.

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