What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2748 and 2768?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2748 and 2768 is 4.

GCF(2748,2768) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2748 and 2768, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2748 and 2768.

How to find the GCF of 2748 and 2768?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2748 and 2768. After we will calculate the factors of 2748 and 2768 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 2768

Prime factors of 2768 are 2, 173. Prime factorization of 2768 in exponential form is:

2768 = 2⁴ × 173¹

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 2768

List of positive integer factors of 2768 that divides 2748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 173, 346, 692, 1384

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2748 and 2768. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2748 and 2768 is 4.

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