What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2918 and 2923?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2918 and 2923 is 1.

GCF(2918,2923) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2918 and 2923, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2918 and 2923.

How to find the GCF of 2918 and 2923?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2918 and 2923. After we will calculate the factors of 2918 and 2923 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2918

Prime factors of 2918 are 2, 1459. Prime factorization of 2918 in exponential form is:

2918 = 2¹ × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2923

Prime factors of 2923 are 37, 79. Prime factorization of 2923 in exponential form is:

2923 = 37¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 2918

List of positive integer factors of 2918 that divides 2918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1459

Step-4: Factors of 2923

List of positive integer factors of 2923 that divides 2918 without a remainder.

1, 37, 79

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2918 and 2923. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2918 and 2923 is 1.

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