What is the Greatest Common Factor of 286 and 296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 286 and 296 is 2.

GCF(286,296) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 286 and 296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 286 and 296.

How to find the GCF of 286 and 296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 286 and 296. After we will calculate the factors of 286 and 296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 286

Prime factors of 286 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 286 in exponential form is:

286 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 296

Prime factors of 296 are 2, 37. Prime factorization of 296 in exponential form is:

296 = 2³ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 286

List of positive integer factors of 286 that divides 286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 22, 26, 143

Step-4: Factors of 296

List of positive integer factors of 296 that divides 286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 148

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 286 and 296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 286 and 296 is 2.

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