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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2358 and 2378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2358 and 2378 is 2.

GCF(2358,2378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2358 and 2378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2358 and 2378.

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How to find the GCF of 2358 and 2378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2358 and 2378. After we will calculate the factors of 2358 and 2378 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 2378

Prime factors of 2378 are 2, 29, 41. Prime factorization of 2378 in exponential form is:

2378 = 21 × 291 × 411

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 2378

List of positive integer factors of 2378 that divides 2358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 41, 58, 82, 1189

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2358 and 2378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2358 and 2378 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2358 and 2378