What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2272 and 2282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2272 and 2282 is 2.

GCF(2272,2282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2272 and 2282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2272 and 2282.

How to find the GCF of 2272 and 2282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2272 and 2282. After we will calculate the factors of 2272 and 2282 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 2282

Prime factors of 2282 are 2, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 2282 in exponential form is:

2282 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 163¹

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 2282

List of positive integer factors of 2282 that divides 2272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 163, 326, 1141

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2272 and 2282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2272 and 2282 is 2.

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