What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2930 and 2935?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2930 and 2935 is 5.

GCF(2930,2935) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2930 and 2935, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2930 and 2935.

How to find the GCF of 2930 and 2935?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2930 and 2935. After we will calculate the factors of 2930 and 2935 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2930

Prime factors of 2930 are 2, 5, 293. Prime factorization of 2930 in exponential form is:

2930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2935

Prime factors of 2935 are 5, 587. Prime factorization of 2935 in exponential form is:

2935 = 5¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 2930

List of positive integer factors of 2930 that divides 2930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 293, 586, 1465

Step-4: Factors of 2935

List of positive integer factors of 2935 that divides 2930 without a remainder.

1, 5, 587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2930 and 2935. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2930 and 2935 is 5.

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