What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2911 and 2918?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2911 and 2918 is 1.

GCF(2911,2918) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2911 and 2918, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2911 and 2918.

How to find the GCF of 2911 and 2918?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2911 and 2918. After we will calculate the factors of 2911 and 2918 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2911

Prime factors of 2911 are 41, 71. Prime factorization of 2911 in exponential form is:

2911 = 41¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2918

Prime factors of 2918 are 2, 1459. Prime factorization of 2918 in exponential form is:

2918 = 2¹ × 1459¹

Step-3: Factors of 2911

List of positive integer factors of 2911 that divides 2911 without a remainder.

1, 41, 71

Step-4: Factors of 2918

List of positive integer factors of 2918 that divides 2911 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2911 and 2918. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2911 and 2918 is 1.

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