What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2788 and 2792?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2788 and 2792 is 4.

GCF(2788,2792) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2788 and 2792, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2788 and 2792.

How to find the GCF of 2788 and 2792?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2788 and 2792. After we will calculate the factors of 2788 and 2792 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2788

Prime factors of 2788 are 2, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 2788 in exponential form is:

2788 = 2² × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2792

Prime factors of 2792 are 2, 349. Prime factorization of 2792 in exponential form is:

2792 = 2³ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 2788

List of positive integer factors of 2788 that divides 2788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 41, 68, 82, 164, 697, 1394

Step-4: Factors of 2792

List of positive integer factors of 2792 that divides 2788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 349, 698, 1396

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2788 and 2792. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2788 and 2792 is 4.

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