What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2688 and 2696?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2688 and 2696 is 8.

GCF(2688,2696) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2688 and 2696, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2688 and 2696.

How to find the GCF of 2688 and 2696?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2688 and 2696. After we will calculate the factors of 2688 and 2696 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2688

Prime factors of 2688 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 2688 in exponential form is:

2688 = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2696

Prime factors of 2696 are 2, 337. Prime factorization of 2696 in exponential form is:

2696 = 2³ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 2688

List of positive integer factors of 2688 that divides 2688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 32, 42, 48, 56, 64, 84, 96, 112, 128, 168, 192, 224, 336, 384, 448, 672, 896, 1344

Step-4: Factors of 2696

List of positive integer factors of 2696 that divides 2688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 337, 674, 1348

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2688 and 2696. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2688 and 2696 is 8.

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