What is the Greatest Common Factor of 290 and 304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 290 and 304 is 2.

GCF(290,304) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 290 and 304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 290 and 304.

How to find the GCF of 290 and 304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 290 and 304. After we will calculate the factors of 290 and 304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 290

Prime factors of 290 are 2, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 290 in exponential form is:

290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 304

Prime factors of 304 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 304 in exponential form is:

304 = 2⁴ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 290

List of positive integer factors of 290 that divides 290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 29, 58, 145

Step-4: Factors of 304

List of positive integer factors of 304 that divides 290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 38, 76, 152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 290 and 304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 290 and 304 is 2.

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