What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2306 and 2322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2306 and 2322 is 2.

GCF(2306,2322) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2306 and 2322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2306 and 2322.

How to find the GCF of 2306 and 2322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2306 and 2322. After we will calculate the factors of 2306 and 2322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2306

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

2306 = 2¹ × 1153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2322

Prime factors of 2322 are 2, 3, 43. Prime factorization of 2322 in exponential form is:

2322 = 2¹ × 3³ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 2306

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

1, 2, 1153

Step-4: Factors of 2322

List of positive integer factors of 2322 that divides 2306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 43, 54, 86, 129, 258, 387, 774, 1161

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2306 and 2322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2306 and 2322 is 2.

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