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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2916 and 2924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2916 and 2924 is 4.

GCF(2916,2924) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2916 and 2924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2916 and 2924.

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How to find the GCF of 2916 and 2924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2916 and 2924. After we will calculate the factors of 2916 and 2924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2916

Prime factors of 2916 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 2916 in exponential form is:

2916 = 22 × 36

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2924

Prime factors of 2924 are 2, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 2924 in exponential form is:

2924 = 22 × 171 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 2916

List of positive integer factors of 2916 that divides 2916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 729, 972, 1458

Step-4: Factors of 2924

List of positive integer factors of 2924 that divides 2916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 43, 68, 86, 172, 731, 1462

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2916 and 2924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2916 and 2924 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2916 and 2924