What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2246 and 2252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2246 and 2252 is 2.

GCF(2246,2252) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2246 and 2252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2246 and 2252.

How to find the GCF of 2246 and 2252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2246 and 2252. After we will calculate the factors of 2246 and 2252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2246

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

2246 = 2¹ × 1123¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2252

Prime factors of 2252 are 2, 563. Prime factorization of 2252 in exponential form is:

2252 = 2² × 563¹

Step-3: Factors of 2246

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

1, 2, 1123

Step-4: Factors of 2252

List of positive integer factors of 2252 that divides 2246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 563, 1126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2246 and 2252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2246 and 2252 is 2.

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