What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2278 and 2284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2278 and 2284 is 2.

GCF(2278,2284) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2278 and 2284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2278 and 2284.

How to find the GCF of 2278 and 2284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2278 and 2284. After we will calculate the factors of 2278 and 2284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2284

Prime factors of 2284 are 2, 571. Prime factorization of 2284 in exponential form is:

2284 = 2² × 571¹

Step-3: Factors of 2278

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2284

List of positive integer factors of 2284 that divides 2278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 571, 1142

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2278 and 2284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2278 and 2284 is 2.

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