What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2406 and 2417?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2406 and 2417 is 1.

GCF(2406,2417) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2406 and 2417, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2406 and 2417.

How to find the GCF of 2406 and 2417?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2406 and 2417. After we will calculate the factors of 2406 and 2417 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2417

Prime factors of 2417 are 2417. Prime factorization of 2417 in exponential form is:

2417 = 2417¹

Step-3: Factors of 2406

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2417

List of positive integer factors of 2417 that divides 2406 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2406 and 2417. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2406 and 2417 is 1.

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