What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2304 and 2308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2304 and 2308 is 4.

GCF(2304,2308) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2304 and 2308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2304 and 2308.

How to find the GCF of 2304 and 2308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2304 and 2308. After we will calculate the factors of 2304 and 2308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2304

Prime factors of 2304 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 2304 in exponential form is:

2304 = 2⁸ × 3²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2308

Prime factors of 2308 are 2, 577. Prime factorization of 2308 in exponential form is:

2308 = 2² × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 2304

List of positive integer factors of 2304 that divides 2304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 64, 72, 96, 128, 144, 192, 256, 288, 384, 576, 768, 1152

Step-4: Factors of 2308

List of positive integer factors of 2308 that divides 2304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 577, 1154

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2304 and 2308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2304 and 2308 is 4.

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