What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2470 and 2474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2470 and 2474 is 2.

GCF(2470,2474) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2470 and 2474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2470 and 2474.

How to find the GCF of 2470 and 2474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2470 and 2474. After we will calculate the factors of 2470 and 2474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2470

Prime factors of 2470 are 2, 5, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 2470 in exponential form is:

2470 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2474

Prime factors of 2474 are 2, 1237. Prime factorization of 2474 in exponential form is:

2474 = 2¹ × 1237¹

Step-3: Factors of 2470

List of positive integer factors of 2470 that divides 2470 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 19, 26, 38, 65, 95, 130, 190, 247, 494, 1235

Step-4: Factors of 2474

List of positive integer factors of 2474 that divides 2470 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2470 and 2474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2470 and 2474 is 2.

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