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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2426 and 2440?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2426 and 2440 is 2.

GCF(2426,2440) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2426 and 2440, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2426 and 2440.

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How to find the GCF of 2426 and 2440?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2426 and 2440. After we will calculate the factors of 2426 and 2440 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2426

Prime factors of 2426 are 2, 1213. Prime factorization of 2426 in exponential form is:

2426 = 21 × 12131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2440

Prime factors of 2440 are 2, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 2440 in exponential form is:

2440 = 23 × 51 × 611

Step-3: Factors of 2426

List of positive integer factors of 2426 that divides 2426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1213

Step-4: Factors of 2440

List of positive integer factors of 2440 that divides 2426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 61, 122, 244, 305, 488, 610, 1220

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2426 and 2440. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2426 and 2440 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2426 and 2440