What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2250 and 2265?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2250 and 2265 is 15.

GCF(2250,2265) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2250 and 2265, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2250 and 2265.

How to find the GCF of 2250 and 2265?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2250 and 2265. After we will calculate the factors of 2250 and 2265 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2250

Prime factors of 2250 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 2250 in exponential form is:

2250 = 2¹ × 3² × 5³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2265

Prime factors of 2265 are 3, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 2265 in exponential form is:

2265 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 2250

List of positive integer factors of 2250 that divides 2250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 25, 30, 45, 50, 75, 90, 125, 150, 225, 250, 375, 450, 750, 1125

Step-4: Factors of 2265

List of positive integer factors of 2265 that divides 2250 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 151, 453, 755

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2250 and 2265. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2250 and 2265 is 15.

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