What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2238 and 2247?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2238 and 2247 is 3.

GCF(2238,2247) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2238 and 2247, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2238 and 2247.

How to find the GCF of 2238 and 2247?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2238 and 2247. After we will calculate the factors of 2238 and 2247 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2238

Prime factors of 2238 are 2, 3, 373. Prime factorization of 2238 in exponential form is:

2238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2247

Prime factors of 2247 are 3, 7, 107. Prime factorization of 2247 in exponential form is:

2247 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 2238

List of positive integer factors of 2238 that divides 2238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 373, 746, 1119

Step-4: Factors of 2247

List of positive integer factors of 2247 that divides 2238 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 107, 321, 749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2238 and 2247. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2238 and 2247 is 3.

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