What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2286 and 2301?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2286 and 2301 is 3.

GCF(2286,2301) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2286 and 2301, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2286 and 2301.

How to find the GCF of 2286 and 2301?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2286 and 2301. After we will calculate the factors of 2286 and 2301 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2286

Prime factors of 2286 are 2, 3, 127. Prime factorization of 2286 in exponential form is:

2286 = 2¹ × 3² × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2301

Prime factors of 2301 are 3, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 2301 in exponential form is:

2301 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 2286

List of positive integer factors of 2286 that divides 2286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 127, 254, 381, 762, 1143

Step-4: Factors of 2301

List of positive integer factors of 2301 that divides 2286 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 59, 177, 767

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2286 and 2301. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2286 and 2301 is 3.

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