What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2460 and 2466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2460 and 2466 is 6.

GCF(2460,2466) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2460 and 2466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2460 and 2466.

How to find the GCF of 2460 and 2466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2460 and 2466. After we will calculate the factors of 2460 and 2466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 2460

List of positive integer factors of 2460 that divides 2460 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

Step-4: Factors of 2466

List of positive integer factors of 2466 that divides 2460 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 2460 and 2466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2460 and 2466 is 6.

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