What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2480 and 2493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2480 and 2493 is 1.

GCF(2480,2493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2480 and 2493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2480 and 2493.

How to find the GCF of 2480 and 2493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2480 and 2493. After we will calculate the factors of 2480 and 2493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2480

Prime factors of 2480 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 2480 in exponential form is:

2480 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 31¹

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 2480

List of positive integer factors of 2480 that divides 2480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 31, 40, 62, 80, 124, 155, 248, 310, 496, 620, 1240

Step-4: Factors of 2493

List of positive integer factors of 2493 that divides 2480 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 277, 831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2480 and 2493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2480 and 2493 is 1.

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