What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2236 and 2254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2236 and 2254 is 2.

GCF(2236,2254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2236 and 2254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2236 and 2254.

How to find the GCF of 2236 and 2254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2236 and 2254. After we will calculate the factors of 2236 and 2254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2236

Prime factors of 2236 are 2, 13, 43. Prime factorization of 2236 in exponential form is:

2236 = 2² × 13¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2254

Prime factors of 2254 are 2, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 2254 in exponential form is:

2254 = 2¹ × 7² × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 2236

List of positive integer factors of 2236 that divides 2236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 43, 52, 86, 172, 559, 1118

Step-4: Factors of 2254

List of positive integer factors of 2254 that divides 2236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 23, 46, 49, 98, 161, 322, 1127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2236 and 2254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2236 and 2254 is 2.

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