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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2388 and 2408?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2388 and 2408 is 4.

GCF(2388,2408) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2388 and 2408, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2388 and 2408.

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How to find the GCF of 2388 and 2408?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2388 and 2408. After we will calculate the factors of 2388 and 2408 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2408

Prime factors of 2408 are 2, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 2408 in exponential form is:

2408 = 23 × 71 × 431

Step-3: Factors of 2388

List of positive integer factors of 2388 that divides 2388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 199, 398, 597, 796, 1194

Step-4: Factors of 2408

List of positive integer factors of 2408 that divides 2388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 43, 56, 86, 172, 301, 344, 602, 1204

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2388 and 2408. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2388 and 2408 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2388 and 2408