What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2229 and 2241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2229 and 2241 is 3.

GCF(2229,2241) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2229 and 2241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2229 and 2241.

How to find the GCF of 2229 and 2241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2229 and 2241. After we will calculate the factors of 2229 and 2241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2229

Prime factors of 2229 are 3, 743. Prime factorization of 2229 in exponential form is:

2229 = 3¹ × 743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2241

Prime factors of 2241 are 3, 83. Prime factorization of 2241 in exponential form is:

2241 = 3³ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 2229

List of positive integer factors of 2229 that divides 2229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 743

Step-4: Factors of 2241

List of positive integer factors of 2241 that divides 2229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 83, 249, 747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2229 and 2241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2229 and 2241 is 3.

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