What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2330 and 2336?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2330 and 2336 is 2.

GCF(2330,2336) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2330 and 2336, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2330 and 2336.

How to find the GCF of 2330 and 2336?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2330 and 2336. After we will calculate the factors of 2330 and 2336 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2330

Prime factors of 2330 are 2, 5, 233. Prime factorization of 2330 in exponential form is:

2330 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2336

Prime factors of 2336 are 2, 73. Prime factorization of 2336 in exponential form is:

2336 = 2⁵ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 2330

List of positive integer factors of 2330 that divides 2330 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 233, 466, 1165

Step-4: Factors of 2336

List of positive integer factors of 2336 that divides 2330 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 73, 146, 292, 584, 1168

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2330 and 2336. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2330 and 2336 is 2.

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