What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2358 and 2362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2358 and 2362 is 2.

GCF(2358,2362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2358 and 2362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2358 and 2362.

How to find the GCF of 2358 and 2362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2358 and 2362. After we will calculate the factors of 2358 and 2362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2358

Prime factors of 2358 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 2358 in exponential form is:

2358 = 2¹ × 3² × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2362

Prime factors of 2362 are 2, 1181. Prime factorization of 2362 in exponential form is:

2362 = 2¹ × 1181¹

Step-3: Factors of 2358

List of positive integer factors of 2358 that divides 2358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 131, 262, 393, 786, 1179

Step-4: Factors of 2362

List of positive integer factors of 2362 that divides 2358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2358 and 2362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2358 and 2362 is 2.

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