What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2378 and 2386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2378 and 2386 is 2.

GCF(2378,2386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2378 and 2386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2378 and 2386.

How to find the GCF of 2378 and 2386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2378 and 2386. After we will calculate the factors of 2378 and 2386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2378

Prime factors of 2378 are 2, 29, 41. Prime factorization of 2378 in exponential form is:

2378 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2386

Prime factors of 2386 are 2, 1193. Prime factorization of 2386 in exponential form is:

2386 = 2¹ × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 2378

List of positive integer factors of 2378 that divides 2378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 41, 58, 82, 1189

Step-4: Factors of 2386

List of positive integer factors of 2386 that divides 2378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2378 and 2386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2378 and 2386 is 2.

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