What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2404 and 2412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2404 and 2412 is 4.

GCF(2404,2412) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2404 and 2412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2404 and 2412.

How to find the GCF of 2404 and 2412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2404 and 2412. After we will calculate the factors of 2404 and 2412 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2404

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

2404 = 2² × 601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2412

Prime factors of 2412 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 2412 in exponential form is:

2412 = 2² × 3² × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 2404

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

1, 2, 4, 601, 1202

Step-4: Factors of 2412

List of positive integer factors of 2412 that divides 2404 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 67, 134, 201, 268, 402, 603, 804, 1206

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2404 and 2412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2404 and 2412 is 4.

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