What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2272 and 2281?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2272 and 2281 is 1.

GCF(2272,2281) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2272 and 2281, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2272 and 2281.

How to find the GCF of 2272 and 2281?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2272 and 2281. After we will calculate the factors of 2272 and 2281 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2272

Prime factors of 2272 are 2, 71. Prime factorization of 2272 in exponential form is:

2272 = 2⁵ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2281

Prime factors of 2281 are 2281. Prime factorization of 2281 in exponential form is:

2281 = 2281¹

Step-3: Factors of 2272

List of positive integer factors of 2272 that divides 2272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 71, 142, 284, 568, 1136

Step-4: Factors of 2281

List of positive integer factors of 2281 that divides 2272 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2272 and 2281. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2272 and 2281 is 1.

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