What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2259 and 2278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2259 and 2278 is 1.

GCF(2259,2278) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2259 and 2278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2259 and 2278.

How to find the GCF of 2259 and 2278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2259 and 2278. After we will calculate the factors of 2259 and 2278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2259

Prime factors of 2259 are 3, 251. Prime factorization of 2259 in exponential form is:

2259 = 3² × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2278

Prime factors of 2278 are 2, 17, 67. Prime factorization of 2278 in exponential form is:

2278 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 2259

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

1, 3, 9, 251, 753

Step-4: Factors of 2278

List of positive integer factors of 2278 that divides 2259 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 67, 134, 1139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2259 and 2278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2259 and 2278 is 1.

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