What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2748 and 2756?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2748 and 2756 is 4.

GCF(2748,2756) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2748 and 2756, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2748 and 2756.

How to find the GCF of 2748 and 2756?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2748 and 2756. After we will calculate the factors of 2748 and 2756 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2748

Prime factors of 2748 are 2, 3, 229. Prime factorization of 2748 in exponential form is:

2748 = 2² × 3¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2756

Prime factors of 2756 are 2, 13, 53. Prime factorization of 2756 in exponential form is:

2756 = 2² × 13¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 2748

List of positive integer factors of 2748 that divides 2748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 229, 458, 687, 916, 1374

Step-4: Factors of 2756

List of positive integer factors of 2756 that divides 2748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 53, 106, 212, 689, 1378

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2748 and 2756. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2748 and 2756 is 4.

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