What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2642 and 2656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2642 and 2656 is 2.

GCF(2642,2656) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2642 and 2656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2642 and 2656.

How to find the GCF of 2642 and 2656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2642 and 2656. After we will calculate the factors of 2642 and 2656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2642

Prime factors of 2642 are 2, 1321. Prime factorization of 2642 in exponential form is:

2642 = 2¹ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2656

Prime factors of 2656 are 2, 83. Prime factorization of 2656 in exponential form is:

2656 = 2⁵ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 2642

List of positive integer factors of 2642 that divides 2642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1321

Step-4: Factors of 2656

List of positive integer factors of 2656 that divides 2642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 83, 166, 332, 664, 1328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2642 and 2656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2642 and 2656 is 2.

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