What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2386 and 2394?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2386 and 2394 is 2.

GCF(2386,2394) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2386 and 2394, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2386 and 2394.

How to find the GCF of 2386 and 2394?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2386 and 2394. After we will calculate the factors of 2386 and 2394 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 2394

Prime factors of 2394 are 2, 3, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 2394 in exponential form is:

2394 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 19¹

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 2394

List of positive integer factors of 2394 that divides 2386 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 38, 42, 57, 63, 114, 126, 133, 171, 266, 342, 399, 798, 1197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2386 and 2394. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2386 and 2394 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2386 and 2394