What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2277 and 2292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2277 and 2292 is 3.

GCF(2277,2292) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2277 and 2292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2277 and 2292.

How to find the GCF of 2277 and 2292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2277 and 2292. After we will calculate the factors of 2277 and 2292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2292

Prime factors of 2292 are 2, 3, 191. Prime factorization of 2292 in exponential form is:

2292 = 2² × 3¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 2277

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2292

List of positive integer factors of 2292 that divides 2277 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 191, 382, 573, 764, 1146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2277 and 2292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2277 and 2292 is 3.

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