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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2391 and 2401?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2391 and 2401 is 1.

GCF(2391,2401) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2391 and 2401, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2391 and 2401.

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How to find the GCF of 2391 and 2401?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2391 and 2401. After we will calculate the factors of 2391 and 2401 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2391

Prime factors of 2391 are 3, 797. Prime factorization of 2391 in exponential form is:

2391 = 31 × 7971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2401

Prime factors of 2401 are 7. Prime factorization of 2401 in exponential form is:

2401 = 74

Step-3: Factors of 2391

List of positive integer factors of 2391 that divides 2391 without a remainder.

1, 3, 797

Step-4: Factors of 2401

List of positive integer factors of 2401 that divides 2391 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2391 and 2401. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2391 and 2401 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2391 and 2401