What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2889 and 2904?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2889 and 2904 is 3.

GCF(2889,2904) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2889 and 2904, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2889 and 2904.

How to find the GCF of 2889 and 2904?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2889 and 2904. After we will calculate the factors of 2889 and 2904 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2889

Prime factors of 2889 are 3, 107. Prime factorization of 2889 in exponential form is:

2889 = 3³ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2904

Prime factors of 2904 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 2904 in exponential form is:

2904 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 2889

List of positive integer factors of 2889 that divides 2889 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 107, 321, 963

Step-4: Factors of 2904

List of positive integer factors of 2904 that divides 2889 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 66, 88, 121, 132, 242, 264, 363, 484, 726, 968, 1452

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2889 and 2904. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2889 and 2904 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2889 and 2904