What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2448 and 2463?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2448 and 2463 is 3.

GCF(2448,2463) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2448 and 2463, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2448 and 2463.

How to find the GCF of 2448 and 2463?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2448 and 2463. After we will calculate the factors of 2448 and 2463 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2448

Prime factors of 2448 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 2448 in exponential form is:

2448 = 2⁴ × 3² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2463

Prime factors of 2463 are 3, 821. Prime factorization of 2463 in exponential form is:

2463 = 3¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 2448

List of positive integer factors of 2448 that divides 2448 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24, 34, 36, 48, 51, 68, 72, 102, 136, 144, 153, 204, 272, 306, 408, 612, 816, 1224

Step-4: Factors of 2463

List of positive integer factors of 2463 that divides 2448 without a remainder.

1, 3, 821

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2448 and 2463. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2448 and 2463 is 3.

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