What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2357 and 2373?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2357 and 2373 is 1.

GCF(2357,2373) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2357 and 2373, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2357 and 2373.

How to find the GCF of 2357 and 2373?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2357 and 2373. After we will calculate the factors of 2357 and 2373 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2357

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

2357 = 2357¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2373

Prime factors of 2373 are 3, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 2373 in exponential form is:

2373 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 2357

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

Step-4: Factors of 2373

List of positive integer factors of 2373 that divides 2357 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 113, 339, 791

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2357 and 2373. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2357 and 2373 is 1.

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