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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2832 and 2846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2832 and 2846 is 2.

GCF(2832,2846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2832 and 2846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2832 and 2846.

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How to find the GCF of 2832 and 2846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2832 and 2846. After we will calculate the factors of 2832 and 2846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2832

Prime factors of 2832 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 2832 in exponential form is:

2832 = 24 × 31 × 591

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2846

Prime factors of 2846 are 2, 1423. Prime factorization of 2846 in exponential form is:

2846 = 21 × 14231

Step-3: Factors of 2832

List of positive integer factors of 2832 that divides 2832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354, 472, 708, 944, 1416

Step-4: Factors of 2846

List of positive integer factors of 2846 that divides 2832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2832 and 2846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2832 and 2846 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2832 and 2846