What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2340 and 2344?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2340 and 2344 is 4.

GCF(2340,2344) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2340 and 2344, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2340 and 2344.

How to find the GCF of 2340 and 2344?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2340 and 2344. After we will calculate the factors of 2340 and 2344 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2340

Prime factors of 2340 are 2, 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 2340 in exponential form is:

2340 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2344

Prime factors of 2344 are 2, 293. Prime factorization of 2344 in exponential form is:

2344 = 2³ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 2340

List of positive integer factors of 2340 that divides 2340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 26, 30, 36, 39, 45, 52, 60, 65, 78, 90, 117, 130, 156, 180, 195, 234, 260, 390, 468, 585, 780, 1170

Step-4: Factors of 2344

List of positive integer factors of 2344 that divides 2340 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 293, 586, 1172

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2340 and 2344. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2340 and 2344 is 4.

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