What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2427 and 2438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2427 and 2438 is 1.

GCF(2427,2438) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2427 and 2438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2427 and 2438.

How to find the GCF of 2427 and 2438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2427 and 2438. After we will calculate the factors of 2427 and 2438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2427

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

2427 = 3¹ × 809¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2438

Prime factors of 2438 are 2, 23, 53. Prime factorization of 2438 in exponential form is:

2438 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 2427

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

1, 3, 809

Step-4: Factors of 2438

List of positive integer factors of 2438 that divides 2427 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 53, 106, 1219

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2427 and 2438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2427 and 2438 is 1.

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