What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2431 and 2444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2431 and 2444 is 13.

GCF(2431,2444) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2431 and 2444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2431 and 2444.

How to find the GCF of 2431 and 2444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2431 and 2444. After we will calculate the factors of 2431 and 2444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2431

Prime factors of 2431 are 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 2431 in exponential form is:

2431 = 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2444

Prime factors of 2444 are 2, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 2444 in exponential form is:

2444 = 2² × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 2431

List of positive integer factors of 2431 that divides 2431 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 17, 143, 187, 221

Step-4: Factors of 2444

List of positive integer factors of 2444 that divides 2431 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 47, 52, 94, 188, 611, 1222

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2431 and 2444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2431 and 2444 is 13.

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