What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2418 and 2427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2418 and 2427 is 3.

GCF(2418,2427) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2418 and 2427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2418 and 2427.

How to find the GCF of 2418 and 2427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2418 and 2427. After we will calculate the factors of 2418 and 2427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2418

Prime factors of 2418 are 2, 3, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 2418 in exponential form is:

2418 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2427

Prime factors of 2427 are 3, 809. Prime factorization of 2427 in exponential form is:

2427 = 3¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 2418

List of positive integer factors of 2418 that divides 2418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 31, 39, 62, 78, 93, 186, 403, 806, 1209

Step-4: Factors of 2427

List of positive integer factors of 2427 that divides 2418 without a remainder.

1, 3, 809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2418 and 2427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2418 and 2427 is 3.

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