What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2397 and 2406?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2397 and 2406 is 3.

GCF(2397,2406) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2397 and 2406, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2397 and 2406.

How to find the GCF of 2397 and 2406?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2397 and 2406. After we will calculate the factors of 2397 and 2406 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2397

Prime factors of 2397 are 3, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 2397 in exponential form is:

2397 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2406

Prime factors of 2406 are 2, 3, 401. Prime factorization of 2406 in exponential form is:

2406 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 2397

List of positive integer factors of 2397 that divides 2397 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 47, 51, 141, 799

Step-4: Factors of 2406

List of positive integer factors of 2406 that divides 2397 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 401, 802, 1203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2397 and 2406. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2397 and 2406 is 3.

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