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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 276 and 292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 276 and 292 is 4.

GCF(276,292) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 276 and 292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 276 and 292.

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How to find the GCF of 276 and 292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 276 and 292. After we will calculate the factors of 276 and 292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 276

Prime factors of 276 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 276 in exponential form is:

276 = 22 × 31 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 292

Prime factors of 292 are 2, 73. Prime factorization of 292 in exponential form is:

292 = 22 × 731

Step-3: Factors of 276

List of positive integer factors of 276 that divides 276 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 92, 138

Step-4: Factors of 292

List of positive integer factors of 292 that divides 276 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 73, 146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 276 and 292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 276 and 292 is 4.

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