What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2916 and 2921?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2916 and 2921 is 1.

GCF(2916,2921) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2916 and 2921, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2916 and 2921.

How to find the GCF of 2916 and 2921?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2916 and 2921. After we will calculate the factors of 2916 and 2921 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2916

Prime factors of 2916 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 2916 in exponential form is:

2916 = 2² × 3⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2921

Prime factors of 2921 are 23, 127. Prime factorization of 2921 in exponential form is:

2921 = 23¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 2916

List of positive integer factors of 2916 that divides 2916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 729, 972, 1458

Step-4: Factors of 2921

List of positive integer factors of 2921 that divides 2916 without a remainder.

1, 23, 127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2916 and 2921. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2916 and 2921 is 1.

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