What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2890 and 2899?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2890 and 2899 is 1.

GCF(2890,2899) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2890 and 2899, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2890 and 2899.

How to find the GCF of 2890 and 2899?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2890 and 2899. After we will calculate the factors of 2890 and 2899 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 2899

Prime factors of 2899 are 13, 223. Prime factorization of 2899 in exponential form is:

2899 = 13¹ × 223¹

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 2899

List of positive integer factors of 2899 that divides 2890 without a remainder.

1, 13, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2890 and 2899. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2890 and 2899 is 1.

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