What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2268 and 2277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2268 and 2277 is 9.

GCF(2268,2277) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2268 and 2277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2268 and 2277.

How to find the GCF of 2268 and 2277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2268 and 2277. After we will calculate the factors of 2268 and 2277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2268

Prime factors of 2268 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 2268 in exponential form is:

2268 = 2² × 3⁴ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2277

Prime factors of 2277 are 3, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 2277 in exponential form is:

2277 = 3² × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 2268

List of positive integer factors of 2268 that divides 2268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 27, 28, 36, 42, 54, 63, 81, 84, 108, 126, 162, 189, 252, 324, 378, 567, 756, 1134

Step-4: Factors of 2277

List of positive integer factors of 2277 that divides 2268 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 23, 33, 69, 99, 207, 253, 759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2268 and 2277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2268 and 2277 is 9.

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