What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2442 and 2457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2442 and 2457 is 3.

GCF(2442,2457) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2442 and 2457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2442 and 2457.

How to find the GCF of 2442 and 2457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2442 and 2457. After we will calculate the factors of 2442 and 2457 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2442

Prime factors of 2442 are 2, 3, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 2442 in exponential form is:

2442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2457

Prime factors of 2457 are 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 2457 in exponential form is:

2457 = 3³ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 2442

List of positive integer factors of 2442 that divides 2442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 37, 66, 74, 111, 222, 407, 814, 1221

Step-4: Factors of 2457

List of positive integer factors of 2457 that divides 2442 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 27, 39, 63, 91, 117, 189, 273, 351, 819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2442 and 2457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2442 and 2457 is 3.

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