What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2918 and 2938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2918 and 2938 is 2.

GCF(2918,2938) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2918 and 2938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2918 and 2938.

How to find the GCF of 2918 and 2938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2918 and 2938. After we will calculate the factors of 2918 and 2938 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 2938

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

2938 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 113¹

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 2938

List of positive integer factors of 2938 that divides 2918 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2918 and 2938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2918 and 2938 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2918 and 2938