What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2896 and 2908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2896 and 2908 is 4.

GCF(2896,2908) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2896 and 2908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2896 and 2908.

How to find the GCF of 2896 and 2908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2896 and 2908. After we will calculate the factors of 2896 and 2908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2896

Prime factors of 2896 are 2, 181. Prime factorization of 2896 in exponential form is:

2896 = 2⁴ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2908

Prime factors of 2908 are 2, 727. Prime factorization of 2908 in exponential form is:

2908 = 2² × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 2896

List of positive integer factors of 2896 that divides 2896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 181, 362, 724, 1448

Step-4: Factors of 2908

List of positive integer factors of 2908 that divides 2896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 727, 1454

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2896 and 2908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2896 and 2908 is 4.

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