What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2872 and 2879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2872 and 2879 is 1.

GCF(2872,2879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2872 and 2879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2872 and 2879.

How to find the GCF of 2872 and 2879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2872 and 2879. After we will calculate the factors of 2872 and 2879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2872

Prime factors of 2872 are 2, 359. Prime factorization of 2872 in exponential form is:

2872 = 2³ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2879

Prime factors of 2879 are 2879. Prime factorization of 2879 in exponential form is:

2879 = 2879¹

Step-3: Factors of 2872

List of positive integer factors of 2872 that divides 2872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 359, 718, 1436

Step-4: Factors of 2879

List of positive integer factors of 2879 that divides 2872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2872 and 2879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2872 and 2879 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2872 and 2879