What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2462 and 2473?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2462 and 2473 is 1.

GCF(2462,2473) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2462 and 2473, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2462 and 2473.

How to find the GCF of 2462 and 2473?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2462 and 2473. After we will calculate the factors of 2462 and 2473 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2462

Prime factors of 2462 are 2, 1231. Prime factorization of 2462 in exponential form is:

2462 = 2¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2473

Prime factors of 2473 are 2473. Prime factorization of 2473 in exponential form is:

2473 = 2473¹

Step-3: Factors of 2462

List of positive integer factors of 2462 that divides 2462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1231

Step-4: Factors of 2473

List of positive integer factors of 2473 that divides 2462 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2462 and 2473. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2462 and 2473 is 1.

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