What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2306 and 2324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2306 and 2324 is 2.

GCF(2306,2324) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2306 and 2324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2306 and 2324.

How to find the GCF of 2306 and 2324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2306 and 2324. After we will calculate the factors of 2306 and 2324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2306

Prime factors of 2306 are 2, 1153. Prime factorization of 2306 in exponential form is:

2306 = 2¹ × 1153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2324

Prime factors of 2324 are 2, 7, 83. Prime factorization of 2324 in exponential form is:

2324 = 2² × 7¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 2306

List of positive integer factors of 2306 that divides 2306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1153

Step-4: Factors of 2324

List of positive integer factors of 2324 that divides 2306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 83, 166, 332, 581, 1162

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2306 and 2324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2306 and 2324 is 2.

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