What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2408 and 2416?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2408 and 2416 is 8.

GCF(2408,2416) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2408 and 2416, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2408 and 2416.

How to find the GCF of 2408 and 2416?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2408 and 2416. After we will calculate the factors of 2408 and 2416 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2408

Prime factors of 2408 are 2, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 2408 in exponential form is:

2408 = 2³ × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2416

Prime factors of 2416 are 2, 151. Prime factorization of 2416 in exponential form is:

2416 = 2⁴ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 2408

List of positive integer factors of 2408 that divides 2408 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 43, 56, 86, 172, 301, 344, 602, 1204

Step-4: Factors of 2416

List of positive integer factors of 2416 that divides 2408 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 151, 302, 604, 1208

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2408 and 2416. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2408 and 2416 is 8.

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