What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2796 and 2816?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2796 and 2816 is 4.

GCF(2796,2816) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2796 and 2816, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2796 and 2816.

How to find the GCF of 2796 and 2816?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2796 and 2816. After we will calculate the factors of 2796 and 2816 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2796

Prime factors of 2796 are 2, 3, 233. Prime factorization of 2796 in exponential form is:

2796 = 2² × 3¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2816

Prime factors of 2816 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 2816 in exponential form is:

2816 = 2⁸ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 2796

List of positive integer factors of 2796 that divides 2796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398

Step-4: Factors of 2816

List of positive integer factors of 2816 that divides 2796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 64, 88, 128, 176, 256, 352, 704, 1408

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2796 and 2816. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2796 and 2816 is 4.

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