What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2488 and 2504?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2488 and 2504 is 8.

GCF(2488,2504) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2488 and 2504, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2488 and 2504.

How to find the GCF of 2488 and 2504?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2488 and 2504. After we will calculate the factors of 2488 and 2504 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2488

Prime factors of 2488 are 2, 311. Prime factorization of 2488 in exponential form is:

2488 = 2³ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2504

Prime factors of 2504 are 2, 313. Prime factorization of 2504 in exponential form is:

2504 = 2³ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 2488

List of positive integer factors of 2488 that divides 2488 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 311, 622, 1244

Step-4: Factors of 2504

List of positive integer factors of 2504 that divides 2488 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 313, 626, 1252

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2488 and 2504. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2488 and 2504 is 8.

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