What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2890 and 2895?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2890 and 2895 is 5.

GCF(2890,2895) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2890 and 2895, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2890 and 2895.

How to find the GCF of 2890 and 2895?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2890 and 2895. After we will calculate the factors of 2890 and 2895 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2890

Prime factors of 2890 are 2, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 2890 in exponential form is:

2890 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2895

Prime factors of 2895 are 3, 5, 193. Prime factorization of 2895 in exponential form is:

2895 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 2890

List of positive integer factors of 2890 that divides 2890 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 34, 85, 170, 289, 578, 1445

Step-4: Factors of 2895

List of positive integer factors of 2895 that divides 2890 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 193, 579, 965

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2890 and 2895. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2890 and 2895 is 5.

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