What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2361 and 2379?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2361 and 2379 is 3.

GCF(2361,2379) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2361 and 2379, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2361 and 2379.

How to find the GCF of 2361 and 2379?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2361 and 2379. After we will calculate the factors of 2361 and 2379 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2361

Prime factors of 2361 are 3, 787. Prime factorization of 2361 in exponential form is:

2361 = 3¹ × 787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2379

Prime factors of 2379 are 3, 13, 61. Prime factorization of 2379 in exponential form is:

2379 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 2361

List of positive integer factors of 2361 that divides 2361 without a remainder.

1, 3, 787

Step-4: Factors of 2379

List of positive integer factors of 2379 that divides 2361 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 61, 183, 793

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2361 and 2379. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2361 and 2379 is 3.

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