What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2356 and 2375?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2356 and 2375 is 19.

GCF(2356,2375) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2356 and 2375, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2356 and 2375.

How to find the GCF of 2356 and 2375?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2356 and 2375. After we will calculate the factors of 2356 and 2375 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2356

Prime factors of 2356 are 2, 19, 31. Prime factorization of 2356 in exponential form is:

2356 = 2² × 19¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2375

Prime factors of 2375 are 5, 19. Prime factorization of 2375 in exponential form is:

2375 = 5³ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 2356

List of positive integer factors of 2356 that divides 2356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 31, 38, 62, 76, 124, 589, 1178

Step-4: Factors of 2375

List of positive integer factors of 2375 that divides 2356 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 25, 95, 125, 475

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2356 and 2375. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2356 and 2375 is 19.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2356 and 2375