Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 2123
GCF(244, 2123) = 1, Greatest common factor of 244 and 2123 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 2123. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 2123 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 244 and 2123.
Prime Factorization of 244 is 1, 2, 2, 61 and Prime Factorization of 2123 is 1, 11, 193.
- Factorize\( (244) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 61\)
- Factorize\( (2123) = \) \(1\times 11\times 193\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(244, 2123) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 2123 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 244 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 244
List of positive integers factors of 2123 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 11, 193, 2123
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 244 and 2123 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 244 and 2123 is 1.
\(GCF(244, 2123) = 1\).
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