What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2826 and 2834?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2826 and 2834 is 2.

GCF(2826,2834) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2826 and 2834, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2826 and 2834.

How to find the GCF of 2826 and 2834?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2826 and 2834. After we will calculate the factors of 2826 and 2834 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2826

Prime factors of 2826 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 2826 in exponential form is:

2826 = 2¹ × 3² × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2834

Prime factors of 2834 are 2, 13, 109. Prime factorization of 2834 in exponential form is:

2834 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 2826

List of positive integer factors of 2826 that divides 2826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 157, 314, 471, 942, 1413

Step-4: Factors of 2834

List of positive integer factors of 2834 that divides 2826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 109, 218, 1417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2826 and 2834. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2826 and 2834 is 2.

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