What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2368 and 2384?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2368 and 2384 is 16.

GCF(2368,2384) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2368 and 2384, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2368 and 2384.

How to find the GCF of 2368 and 2384?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2368 and 2384. After we will calculate the factors of 2368 and 2384 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2368

Prime factors of 2368 are 2, 37. Prime factorization of 2368 in exponential form is:

2368 = 2⁶ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2384

Prime factors of 2384 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 2384 in exponential form is:

2384 = 2⁴ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 2368

List of positive integer factors of 2368 that divides 2368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 37, 64, 74, 148, 296, 592, 1184

Step-4: Factors of 2384

List of positive integer factors of 2384 that divides 2368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 149, 298, 596, 1192

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2368 and 2384. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2368 and 2384 is 16.

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