What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2718 and 2724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2718 and 2724 is 6.

GCF(2718,2724) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2718 and 2724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2718 and 2724.

How to find the GCF of 2718 and 2724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2718 and 2724. After we will calculate the factors of 2718 and 2724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2718

Prime factors of 2718 are 2, 3, 151. Prime factorization of 2718 in exponential form is:

2718 = 2¹ × 3² × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2724

Prime factors of 2724 are 2, 3, 227. Prime factorization of 2724 in exponential form is:

2724 = 2² × 3¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 2718

List of positive integer factors of 2718 that divides 2718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 151, 302, 453, 906, 1359

Step-4: Factors of 2724

List of positive integer factors of 2724 that divides 2718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 227, 454, 681, 908, 1362

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2718 and 2724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2718 and 2724 is 6.

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