What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2932 and 2936?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2932 and 2936 is 4.

GCF(2932,2936) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2932 and 2936, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2932 and 2936.

How to find the GCF of 2932 and 2936?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2932 and 2936. After we will calculate the factors of 2932 and 2936 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2932

Prime factors of 2932 are 2, 733. Prime factorization of 2932 in exponential form is:

2932 = 2² × 733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2936

Prime factors of 2936 are 2, 367. Prime factorization of 2936 in exponential form is:

2936 = 2³ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 2932

List of positive integer factors of 2932 that divides 2932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 733, 1466

Step-4: Factors of 2936

List of positive integer factors of 2936 that divides 2932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 367, 734, 1468

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2932 and 2936. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2932 and 2936 is 4.

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