What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2412 and 2420?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2412 and 2420 is 4.

GCF(2412,2420) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2412 and 2420, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2412 and 2420.

How to find the GCF of 2412 and 2420?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2412 and 2420. After we will calculate the factors of 2412 and 2420 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2420

Prime factors of 2420 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 2420 in exponential form is:

2420 = 2² × 5¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 2412

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2420

List of positive integer factors of 2420 that divides 2412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 110, 121, 220, 242, 484, 605, 1210

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2412 and 2420. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2412 and 2420 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2412 and 2420