What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2342 and 2359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2342 and 2359 is 1.

GCF(2342,2359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2342 and 2359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2342 and 2359.

How to find the GCF of 2342 and 2359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2342 and 2359. After we will calculate the factors of 2342 and 2359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2342

Prime factors of 2342 are 2, 1171. Prime factorization of 2342 in exponential form is:

2342 = 2¹ × 1171¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2359

Prime factors of 2359 are 7, 337. Prime factorization of 2359 in exponential form is:

2359 = 7¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 2342

List of positive integer factors of 2342 that divides 2342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1171

Step-4: Factors of 2359

List of positive integer factors of 2359 that divides 2342 without a remainder.

1, 7, 337

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2342 and 2359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2342 and 2359 is 1.

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