What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2448 and 2466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2448 and 2466 is 18.

GCF(2448,2466) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2448 and 2466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2448 and 2466.

How to find the GCF of 2448 and 2466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2448 and 2466. After we will calculate the factors of 2448 and 2466 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 2466

Prime factors of 2466 are 2, 3, 137. Prime factorization of 2466 in exponential form is:

2466 = 2¹ × 3² × 137¹

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 2466

List of positive integer factors of 2466 that divides 2448 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 137, 274, 411, 822, 1233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2448 and 2466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2448 and 2466 is 18.

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