What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2842 and 2846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2842 and 2846 is 2.

GCF(2842,2846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2842 and 2846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2842 and 2846.

How to find the GCF of 2842 and 2846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2842 and 2846. After we will calculate the factors of 2842 and 2846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2842

Prime factors of 2842 are 2, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 2842 in exponential form is:

2842 = 2¹ × 7² × 29¹

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 2842

List of positive integer factors of 2842 that divides 2842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 29, 49, 58, 98, 203, 406, 1421

Step-4: Factors of 2846

List of positive integer factors of 2846 that divides 2842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2842 and 2846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2842 and 2846 is 2.

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