What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2924 and 2944?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2924 and 2944 is 4.

GCF(2924,2944) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2924 and 2944, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2924 and 2944.

How to find the GCF of 2924 and 2944?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2924 and 2944. After we will calculate the factors of 2924 and 2944 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2944

Prime factors of 2944 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 2944 in exponential form is:

2944 = 2⁷ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 2924

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2944

List of positive integer factors of 2944 that divides 2924 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 64, 92, 128, 184, 368, 736, 1472

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2924 and 2944. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2924 and 2944 is 4.

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