What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2387 and 2402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2387 and 2402 is 1.

GCF(2387,2402) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2387 and 2402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2387 and 2402.

How to find the GCF of 2387 and 2402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2387 and 2402. After we will calculate the factors of 2387 and 2402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2387

Prime factors of 2387 are 7, 11, 31. Prime factorization of 2387 in exponential form is:

2387 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2402

Prime factors of 2402 are 2, 1201. Prime factorization of 2402 in exponential form is:

2402 = 2¹ × 1201¹

Step-3: Factors of 2387

List of positive integer factors of 2387 that divides 2387 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 31, 77, 217, 341

Step-4: Factors of 2402

List of positive integer factors of 2402 that divides 2387 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2387 and 2402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2387 and 2402 is 1.

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