What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2298 and 2312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2298 and 2312 is 2.

GCF(2298,2312) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2298 and 2312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2298 and 2312.

How to find the GCF of 2298 and 2312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2298 and 2312. After we will calculate the factors of 2298 and 2312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2312

Prime factors of 2312 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 2312 in exponential form is:

2312 = 2³ × 17²

Step-3: Factors of 2298

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2312

List of positive integer factors of 2312 that divides 2298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 289, 578, 1156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2298 and 2312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2298 and 2312 is 2.

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