What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2343 and 2357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2343 and 2357 is 1.

GCF(2343,2357) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2343 and 2357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2343 and 2357.

How to find the GCF of 2343 and 2357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2343 and 2357. After we will calculate the factors of 2343 and 2357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2343

Prime factors of 2343 are 3, 11, 71. Prime factorization of 2343 in exponential form is:

2343 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2357

Prime factors of 2357 are 2357. Prime factorization of 2357 in exponential form is:

2357 = 2357¹

Step-3: Factors of 2343

List of positive integer factors of 2343 that divides 2343 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 71, 213, 781

Step-4: Factors of 2357

List of positive integer factors of 2357 that divides 2343 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2343 and 2357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2343 and 2357 is 1.

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