What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2848 and 2860?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2848 and 2860 is 4.

GCF(2848,2860) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2848 and 2860, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2848 and 2860.

How to find the GCF of 2848 and 2860?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2848 and 2860. After we will calculate the factors of 2848 and 2860 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2848

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

2848 = 2⁵ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2860

Prime factors of 2860 are 2, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 2860 in exponential form is:

2860 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 2848

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2860

List of positive integer factors of 2860 that divides 2848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 20, 22, 26, 44, 52, 55, 65, 110, 130, 143, 220, 260, 286, 572, 715, 1430

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2848 and 2860. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2848 and 2860 is 4.

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