What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2876 and 2892?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2876 and 2892 is 4.

GCF(2876,2892) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2876 and 2892, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2876 and 2892.

How to find the GCF of 2876 and 2892?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2876 and 2892. After we will calculate the factors of 2876 and 2892 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2876

Prime factors of 2876 are 2, 719. Prime factorization of 2876 in exponential form is:

2876 = 2² × 719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2892

Prime factors of 2892 are 2, 3, 241. Prime factorization of 2892 in exponential form is:

2892 = 2² × 3¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 2876

List of positive integer factors of 2876 that divides 2876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 719, 1438

Step-4: Factors of 2892

List of positive integer factors of 2892 that divides 2876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 241, 482, 723, 964, 1446

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2876 and 2892. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2876 and 2892 is 4.

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