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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2954 and 2962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2954 and 2962 is 2.

GCF(2954,2962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2954 and 2962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2954 and 2962.

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How to find the GCF of 2954 and 2962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2954 and 2962. After we will calculate the factors of 2954 and 2962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2954

Prime factors of 2954 are 2, 7, 211. Prime factorization of 2954 in exponential form is:

2954 = 21 × 71 × 2111

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2962

Prime factors of 2962 are 2, 1481. Prime factorization of 2962 in exponential form is:

2962 = 21 × 14811

Step-3: Factors of 2954

List of positive integer factors of 2954 that divides 2954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 211, 422, 1477

Step-4: Factors of 2962

List of positive integer factors of 2962 that divides 2954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2954 and 2962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2954 and 2962 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2954 and 2962