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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2820 and 2838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2820 and 2838 is 6.

GCF(2820,2838) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2820 and 2838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2820 and 2838.

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How to find the GCF of 2820 and 2838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2820 and 2838. After we will calculate the factors of 2820 and 2838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2820

Prime factors of 2820 are 2, 3, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 2820 in exponential form is:

2820 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 471

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2838

Prime factors of 2838 are 2, 3, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 2838 in exponential form is:

2838 = 21 × 31 × 111 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 2820

List of positive integer factors of 2820 that divides 2820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 47, 60, 94, 141, 188, 235, 282, 470, 564, 705, 940, 1410

Step-4: Factors of 2838

List of positive integer factors of 2838 that divides 2820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 43, 66, 86, 129, 258, 473, 946, 1419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2820 and 2838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2820 and 2838 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2820 and 2838