What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2362 and 2382?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2362 and 2382 is 2.

GCF(2362,2382) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2362 and 2382, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2362 and 2382.

How to find the GCF of 2362 and 2382?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2362 and 2382. After we will calculate the factors of 2362 and 2382 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2362

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

2362 = 2¹ × 1181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2382

Prime factors of 2382 are 2, 3, 397. Prime factorization of 2382 in exponential form is:

2382 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 2362

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

1, 2, 1181

Step-4: Factors of 2382

List of positive integer factors of 2382 that divides 2362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 397, 794, 1191

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2362 and 2382. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2362 and 2382 is 2.

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