What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2898 and 2903?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2898 and 2903 is 1.

GCF(2898,2903) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2898 and 2903, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2898 and 2903.

How to find the GCF of 2898 and 2903?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2898 and 2903. After we will calculate the factors of 2898 and 2903 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2898

Prime factors of 2898 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 2898 in exponential form is:

2898 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2903

Prime factors of 2903 are 2903. Prime factorization of 2903 in exponential form is:

2903 = 2903¹

Step-3: Factors of 2898

List of positive integer factors of 2898 that divides 2898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 23, 42, 46, 63, 69, 126, 138, 161, 207, 322, 414, 483, 966, 1449

Step-4: Factors of 2903

List of positive integer factors of 2903 that divides 2898 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2898 and 2903. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2898 and 2903 is 1.

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