What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2872 and 2884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2872 and 2884 is 4.

GCF(2872,2884) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2872 and 2884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2872 and 2884.

How to find the GCF of 2872 and 2884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2872 and 2884. After we will calculate the factors of 2872 and 2884 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 2884

Prime factors of 2884 are 2, 7, 103. Prime factorization of 2884 in exponential form is:

2884 = 2² × 7¹ × 103¹

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 2884

List of positive integer factors of 2884 that divides 2872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 103, 206, 412, 721, 1442

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2872 and 2884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2872 and 2884 is 4.

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