What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2241 and 2259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2241 and 2259 is 9.

GCF(2241,2259) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2241 and 2259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2241 and 2259.

How to find the GCF of 2241 and 2259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2241 and 2259. After we will calculate the factors of 2241 and 2259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2241

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

2241 = 3³ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2259

Prime factors of 2259 are 3, 251. Prime factorization of 2259 in exponential form is:

2259 = 3² × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 2241

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2259

List of positive integer factors of 2259 that divides 2241 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 251, 753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2241 and 2259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2241 and 2259 is 9.

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