What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2938 and 2942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2938 and 2942 is 2.

GCF(2938,2942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2938 and 2942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2938 and 2942.

How to find the GCF of 2938 and 2942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2938 and 2942. After we will calculate the factors of 2938 and 2942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2938

Prime factors of 2938 are 2, 13, 113. Prime factorization of 2938 in exponential form is:

2938 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2942

Prime factors of 2942 are 2, 1471. Prime factorization of 2942 in exponential form is:

2942 = 2¹ × 1471¹

Step-3: Factors of 2938

List of positive integer factors of 2938 that divides 2938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 113, 226, 1469

Step-4: Factors of 2942

List of positive integer factors of 2942 that divides 2938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2938 and 2942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2938 and 2942 is 2.

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