What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2294 and 2298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2294 and 2298 is 2.

GCF(2294,2298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2294 and 2298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2294 and 2298.

How to find the GCF of 2294 and 2298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2294 and 2298. After we will calculate the factors of 2294 and 2298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2294

Prime factors of 2294 are 2, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 2294 in exponential form is:

2294 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 37¹

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 2294

List of positive integer factors of 2294 that divides 2294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 37, 62, 74, 1147

Step-4: Factors of 2298

List of positive integer factors of 2298 that divides 2294 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2294 and 2298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2294 and 2298 is 2.

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