What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2358 and 2371?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2358 and 2371 is 1.

GCF(2358,2371) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2358 and 2371, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2358 and 2371.

How to find the GCF of 2358 and 2371?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2358 and 2371. After we will calculate the factors of 2358 and 2371 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 2371

Prime factors of 2371 are 2371. Prime factorization of 2371 in exponential form is:

2371 = 2371¹

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 2371

List of positive integer factors of 2371 that divides 2358 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2358 and 2371. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2358 and 2371 is 1.

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