What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2373 and 2388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2373 and 2388 is 3.

GCF(2373,2388) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2373 and 2388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2373 and 2388.

How to find the GCF of 2373 and 2388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2373 and 2388. After we will calculate the factors of 2373 and 2388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2373

Prime factors of 2373 are 3, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 2373 in exponential form is:

2373 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 113¹

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 2373

List of positive integer factors of 2373 that divides 2373 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 113, 339, 791

Step-4: Factors of 2388

List of positive integer factors of 2388 that divides 2373 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 2373 and 2388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2373 and 2388 is 3.

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