What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2248 and 2259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2248 and 2259 is 1.

GCF(2248,2259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2248 and 2259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2248 and 2259.

How to find the GCF of 2248 and 2259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2248 and 2259. After we will calculate the factors of 2248 and 2259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2248

Prime factors of 2248 are 2, 281. Prime factorization of 2248 in exponential form is:

2248 = 2³ × 281¹

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 2248

List of positive integer factors of 2248 that divides 2248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 281, 562, 1124

Step-4: Factors of 2259

List of positive integer factors of 2259 that divides 2248 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 251, 753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2248 and 2259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2248 and 2259 is 1.

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