What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2301 and 2307?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2301 and 2307 is 3.

GCF(2301,2307) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2301 and 2307, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2301 and 2307.

How to find the GCF of 2301 and 2307?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2301 and 2307. After we will calculate the factors of 2301 and 2307 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2307

Prime factors of 2307 are 3, 769. Prime factorization of 2307 in exponential form is:

2307 = 3¹ × 769¹

Step-3: Factors of 2301

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2307

List of positive integer factors of 2307 that divides 2301 without a remainder.

1, 3, 769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2301 and 2307. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2301 and 2307 is 3.

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