What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2386 and 2392?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2386 and 2392 is 2.

GCF(2386,2392) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2386 and 2392, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2386 and 2392.

How to find the GCF of 2386 and 2392?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2386 and 2392. After we will calculate the factors of 2386 and 2392 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2386

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

2386 = 2¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2392

Prime factors of 2392 are 2, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 2392 in exponential form is:

2392 = 2³ × 13¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 2386

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

1, 2, 1193

Step-4: Factors of 2392

List of positive integer factors of 2392 that divides 2386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 23, 26, 46, 52, 92, 104, 184, 299, 598, 1196

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2386 and 2392. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2386 and 2392 is 2.

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