What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2896 and 2910?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2896 and 2910 is 2.

GCF(2896,2910) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2896 and 2910, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2896 and 2910.

How to find the GCF of 2896 and 2910?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2896 and 2910. After we will calculate the factors of 2896 and 2910 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 2910

Prime factors of 2910 are 2, 3, 5, 97. Prime factorization of 2910 in exponential form is:

2910 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 97¹

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 2910

List of positive integer factors of 2910 that divides 2896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 97, 194, 291, 485, 582, 970, 1455

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2896 and 2910. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2896 and 2910 is 2.

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