What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2352 and 2357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2352 and 2357 is 1.

GCF(2352,2357) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2352 and 2357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2352 and 2357.

How to find the GCF of 2352 and 2357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2352 and 2357. After we will calculate the factors of 2352 and 2357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2352

Prime factors of 2352 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 2352 in exponential form is:

2352 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2357

Prime factors of 2357 are 2357. Prime factorization of 2357 in exponential form is:

2357 = 2357¹

Step-3: Factors of 2352

List of positive integer factors of 2352 that divides 2352 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, 28, 42, 48, 49, 56, 84, 98, 112, 147, 168, 196, 294, 336, 392, 588, 784, 1176

Step-4: Factors of 2357

List of positive integer factors of 2357 that divides 2352 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2352 and 2357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2352 and 2357 is 1.

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