What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2438 and 2452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2438 and 2452 is 2.

GCF(2438,2452) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2438 and 2452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2438 and 2452.

How to find the GCF of 2438 and 2452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2438 and 2452. After we will calculate the factors of 2438 and 2452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2452

Prime factors of 2452 are 2, 613. Prime factorization of 2452 in exponential form is:

2452 = 2² × 613¹

Step-3: Factors of 2438

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2452

List of positive integer factors of 2452 that divides 2438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 613, 1226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2438 and 2452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2438 and 2452 is 2.

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