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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2229 and 2246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2229 and 2246 is 1.

GCF(2229,2246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2229 and 2246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2229 and 2246.

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How to find the GCF of 2229 and 2246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2229 and 2246. After we will calculate the factors of 2229 and 2246 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 2246

Prime factors of 2246 are 2, 1123. Prime factorization of 2246 in exponential form is:

2246 = 21 × 11231

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 2246

List of positive integer factors of 2246 that divides 2229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2229 and 2246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2229 and 2246 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2229 and 2246