What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2478 and 2493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2478 and 2493 is 3.

GCF(2478,2493) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2478 and 2493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2478 and 2493.

How to find the GCF of 2478 and 2493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2478 and 2493. After we will calculate the factors of 2478 and 2493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2478

Prime factors of 2478 are 2, 3, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 2478 in exponential form is:

2478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2493

Prime factors of 2493 are 3, 277. Prime factorization of 2493 in exponential form is:

2493 = 3² × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 2478

List of positive integer factors of 2478 that divides 2478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 59, 118, 177, 354, 413, 826, 1239

Step-4: Factors of 2493

List of positive integer factors of 2493 that divides 2478 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 277, 831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2478 and 2493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2478 and 2493 is 3.

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