What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2472 and 2481?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2472 and 2481 is 3.

GCF(2472,2481) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2472 and 2481, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2472 and 2481.

How to find the GCF of 2472 and 2481?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2472 and 2481. After we will calculate the factors of 2472 and 2481 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2472

Prime factors of 2472 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 2472 in exponential form is:

2472 = 2³ × 3¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2481

Prime factors of 2481 are 3, 827. Prime factorization of 2481 in exponential form is:

2481 = 3¹ × 827¹

Step-3: Factors of 2472

List of positive integer factors of 2472 that divides 2472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 103, 206, 309, 412, 618, 824, 1236

Step-4: Factors of 2481

List of positive integer factors of 2481 that divides 2472 without a remainder.

1, 3, 827

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2472 and 2481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2472 and 2481 is 3.

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