What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2302 and 2306?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2302 and 2306 is 2.

GCF(2302,2306) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2302 and 2306, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2302 and 2306.

How to find the GCF of 2302 and 2306?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2302 and 2306. After we will calculate the factors of 2302 and 2306 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2302

Prime factors of 2302 are 2, 1151. Prime factorization of 2302 in exponential form is:

2302 = 2¹ × 1151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2306

Prime factors of 2306 are 2, 1153. Prime factorization of 2306 in exponential form is:

2306 = 2¹ × 1153¹

Step-3: Factors of 2302

List of positive integer factors of 2302 that divides 2302 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1151

Step-4: Factors of 2306

List of positive integer factors of 2306 that divides 2302 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2302 and 2306. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2302 and 2306 is 2.

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