What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2451 and 2460?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2451 and 2460 is 3.

GCF(2451,2460) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2451 and 2460, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2451 and 2460.

How to find the GCF of 2451 and 2460?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2451 and 2460. After we will calculate the factors of 2451 and 2460 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2451

Prime factors of 2451 are 3, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 2451 in exponential form is:

2451 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2460

Prime factors of 2460 are 2, 3, 5, 41. Prime factorization of 2460 in exponential form is:

2460 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 2451

List of positive integer factors of 2451 that divides 2451 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 43, 57, 129, 817

Step-4: Factors of 2460

List of positive integer factors of 2460 that divides 2451 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 41, 60, 82, 123, 164, 205, 246, 410, 492, 615, 820, 1230

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2451 and 2460. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2451 and 2460 is 3.

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