What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2892 and 2902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2892 and 2902 is 2.

GCF(2892,2902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2892 and 2902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2892 and 2902.

How to find the GCF of 2892 and 2902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2892 and 2902. After we will calculate the factors of 2892 and 2902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2902

Prime factors of 2902 are 2, 1451. Prime factorization of 2902 in exponential form is:

2902 = 2¹ × 1451¹

Step-3: Factors of 2892

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2902

List of positive integer factors of 2902 that divides 2892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2892 and 2902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2892 and 2902 is 2.

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