What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2678 and 2682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2678 and 2682 is 2.

GCF(2678,2682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2678 and 2682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2678 and 2682.

How to find the GCF of 2678 and 2682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2678 and 2682. After we will calculate the factors of 2678 and 2682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2678

Prime factors of 2678 are 2, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 2678 in exponential form is:

2678 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2682

Prime factors of 2682 are 2, 3, 149. Prime factorization of 2682 in exponential form is:

2682 = 2¹ × 3² × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 2678

List of positive integer factors of 2678 that divides 2678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 103, 206, 1339

Step-4: Factors of 2682

List of positive integer factors of 2682 that divides 2678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 149, 298, 447, 894, 1341

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2678 and 2682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2678 and 2682 is 2.

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