What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2283 and 2298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2283 and 2298 is 3.

GCF(2283,2298) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2283 and 2298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2283 and 2298.

How to find the GCF of 2283 and 2298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2283 and 2298. After we will calculate the factors of 2283 and 2298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2283

Prime factors of 2283 are 3, 761. Prime factorization of 2283 in exponential form is:

2283 = 3¹ × 761¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2298

Prime factors of 2298 are 2, 3, 383. Prime factorization of 2298 in exponential form is:

2298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 2283

List of positive integer factors of 2283 that divides 2283 without a remainder.

1, 3, 761

Step-4: Factors of 2298

List of positive integer factors of 2298 that divides 2283 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 383, 766, 1149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2283 and 2298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2283 and 2298 is 3.

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