What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2956 and 2962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2956 and 2962 is 2.

GCF(2956,2962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2956 and 2962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2956 and 2962.

How to find the GCF of 2956 and 2962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2956 and 2962. After we will calculate the factors of 2956 and 2962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2956

Prime factors of 2956 are 2, 739. Prime factorization of 2956 in exponential form is:

2956 = 2² × 739¹

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 2956

List of positive integer factors of 2956 that divides 2956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 739, 1478

Step-4: Factors of 2962

List of positive integer factors of 2962 that divides 2956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2956 and 2962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2956 and 2962 is 2.

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