What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2888 and 2898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2888 and 2898 is 2.

GCF(2888,2898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2888 and 2898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2888 and 2898.

How to find the GCF of 2888 and 2898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2888 and 2898. After we will calculate the factors of 2888 and 2898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2888

Prime factors of 2888 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 2888 in exponential form is:

2888 = 2³ × 19²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2898

Prime factors of 2898 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 2898 in exponential form is:

2898 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 2888

List of positive integer factors of 2888 that divides 2888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 361, 722, 1444

Step-4: Factors of 2898

List of positive integer factors of 2898 that divides 2888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 23, 42, 46, 63, 69, 126, 138, 161, 207, 322, 414, 483, 966, 1449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2888 and 2898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2888 and 2898 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2888 and 2898