What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2360 and 2372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2360 and 2372 is 4.

GCF(2360,2372) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2360 and 2372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2360 and 2372.

How to find the GCF of 2360 and 2372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2360 and 2372. After we will calculate the factors of 2360 and 2372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2360

Prime factors of 2360 are 2, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 2360 in exponential form is:

2360 = 2³ × 5¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2372

Prime factors of 2372 are 2, 593. Prime factorization of 2372 in exponential form is:

2372 = 2² × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 2360

List of positive integer factors of 2360 that divides 2360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 59, 118, 236, 295, 472, 590, 1180

Step-4: Factors of 2372

List of positive integer factors of 2372 that divides 2360 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 593, 1186

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2360 and 2372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2360 and 2372 is 4.

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