What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2371 and 2388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2371 and 2388 is 1.

GCF(2371,2388) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2371 and 2388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2371 and 2388.

How to find the GCF of 2371 and 2388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2371 and 2388. After we will calculate the factors of 2371 and 2388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2371

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

2371 = 2371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2388

Prime factors of 2388 are 2, 3, 199. Prime factorization of 2388 in exponential form is:

2388 = 2² × 3¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 2371

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

Step-4: Factors of 2388

List of positive integer factors of 2388 that divides 2371 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2371 and 2388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2371 and 2388 is 1.

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