What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2253 and 2262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2253 and 2262 is 3.

GCF(2253,2262) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2253 and 2262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2253 and 2262.

How to find the GCF of 2253 and 2262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2253 and 2262. After we will calculate the factors of 2253 and 2262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2253

Prime factors of 2253 are 3, 751. Prime factorization of 2253 in exponential form is:

2253 = 3¹ × 751¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2262

Prime factors of 2262 are 2, 3, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 2262 in exponential form is:

2262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 2253

List of positive integer factors of 2253 that divides 2253 without a remainder.

1, 3, 751

Step-4: Factors of 2262

List of positive integer factors of 2262 that divides 2253 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 29, 39, 58, 78, 87, 174, 377, 754, 1131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2253 and 2262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2253 and 2262 is 3.

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