What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2834 and 2848?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2834 and 2848 is 2.

GCF(2834,2848) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2834 and 2848, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2834 and 2848.

How to find the GCF of 2834 and 2848?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2834 and 2848. After we will calculate the factors of 2834 and 2848 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2848

Prime factors of 2848 are 2, 89. Prime factorization of 2848 in exponential form is:

2848 = 2⁵ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 2834

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2848

List of positive integer factors of 2848 that divides 2834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 89, 178, 356, 712, 1424

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2834 and 2848. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2834 and 2848 is 2.

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