What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2256 and 2274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2256 and 2274 is 6.

GCF(2256,2274) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2256 and 2274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2256 and 2274.

How to find the GCF of 2256 and 2274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2256 and 2274. After we will calculate the factors of 2256 and 2274 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2256

Prime factors of 2256 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 2256 in exponential form is:

2256 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2274

Prime factors of 2274 are 2, 3, 379. Prime factorization of 2274 in exponential form is:

2274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 2256

List of positive integer factors of 2256 that divides 2256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 47, 48, 94, 141, 188, 282, 376, 564, 752, 1128

Step-4: Factors of 2274

List of positive integer factors of 2274 that divides 2256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 379, 758, 1137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2256 and 2274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2256 and 2274 is 6.

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