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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2959 and 2976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2959 and 2976 is 1.

GCF(2959,2976) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2959 and 2976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2959 and 2976.

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How to find the GCF of 2959 and 2976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2959 and 2976. After we will calculate the factors of 2959 and 2976 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2959

Prime factors of 2959 are 11, 269. Prime factorization of 2959 in exponential form is:

2959 = 111 × 2691

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2976

Prime factors of 2976 are 2, 3, 31. Prime factorization of 2976 in exponential form is:

2976 = 25 × 31 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 2959

List of positive integer factors of 2959 that divides 2959 without a remainder.

1, 11, 269

Step-4: Factors of 2976

List of positive integer factors of 2976 that divides 2959 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 31, 32, 48, 62, 93, 96, 124, 186, 248, 372, 496, 744, 992, 1488

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2959 and 2976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2959 and 2976 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2959 and 2976