What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2438 and 2456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2438 and 2456 is 2.

GCF(2438,2456) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2438 and 2456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2438 and 2456.

How to find the GCF of 2438 and 2456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2438 and 2456. After we will calculate the factors of 2438 and 2456 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 2456

Prime factors of 2456 are 2, 307. Prime factorization of 2456 in exponential form is:

2456 = 2³ × 307¹

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 2456

List of positive integer factors of 2456 that divides 2438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 307, 614, 1228

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2438 and 2456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2438 and 2456 is 2.

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