What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2398 and 2404?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2398 and 2404 is 2.

GCF(2398,2404) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2398 and 2404, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2398 and 2404.

How to find the GCF of 2398 and 2404?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2398 and 2404. After we will calculate the factors of 2398 and 2404 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2398

Prime factors of 2398 are 2, 11, 109. Prime factorization of 2398 in exponential form is:

2398 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2404

Prime factors of 2404 are 2, 601. Prime factorization of 2404 in exponential form is:

2404 = 2² × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 2398

List of positive integer factors of 2398 that divides 2398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 109, 218, 1199

Step-4: Factors of 2404

List of positive integer factors of 2404 that divides 2398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 601, 1202

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2398 and 2404. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2398 and 2404 is 2.

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