What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2786 and 2793?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2786 and 2793 is 7.

GCF(2786,2793) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2786 and 2793, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2786 and 2793.

How to find the GCF of 2786 and 2793?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2786 and 2793. After we will calculate the factors of 2786 and 2793 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2786

Prime factors of 2786 are 2, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 2786 in exponential form is:

2786 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2793

Prime factors of 2793 are 3, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 2793 in exponential form is:

2793 = 3¹ × 7² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 2786

List of positive integer factors of 2786 that divides 2786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 199, 398, 1393

Step-4: Factors of 2793

List of positive integer factors of 2793 that divides 2786 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 19, 21, 49, 57, 133, 147, 399, 931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2786 and 2793. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2786 and 2793 is 7.

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