What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2948 and 2965?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2948 and 2965 is 1.

GCF(2948,2965) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2948 and 2965, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2948 and 2965.

How to find the GCF of 2948 and 2965?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2948 and 2965. After we will calculate the factors of 2948 and 2965 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2948

Prime factors of 2948 are 2, 11, 67. Prime factorization of 2948 in exponential form is:

2948 = 2² × 11¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2965

Prime factors of 2965 are 5, 593. Prime factorization of 2965 in exponential form is:

2965 = 5¹ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 2948

List of positive integer factors of 2948 that divides 2948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 67, 134, 268, 737, 1474

Step-4: Factors of 2965

List of positive integer factors of 2965 that divides 2948 without a remainder.

1, 5, 593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2948 and 2965. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2948 and 2965 is 1.

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