What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2292 and 2304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2292 and 2304 is 12.

GCF(2292,2304) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2292 and 2304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2292 and 2304.

How to find the GCF of 2292 and 2304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2292 and 2304. After we will calculate the factors of 2292 and 2304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2304

Prime factors of 2304 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 2304 in exponential form is:

2304 = 2⁸ × 3²

Step-3: Factors of 2292

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2304

List of positive integer factors of 2304 that divides 2292 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 64, 72, 96, 128, 144, 192, 256, 288, 384, 576, 768, 1152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2292 and 2304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2292 and 2304 is 12.

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