What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2316 and 2322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2316 and 2322 is 6.

GCF(2316,2322) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2316 and 2322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2316 and 2322.

How to find the GCF of 2316 and 2322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2316 and 2322. After we will calculate the factors of 2316 and 2322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2316

Prime factors of 2316 are 2, 3, 193. Prime factorization of 2316 in exponential form is:

2316 = 2² × 3¹ × 193¹

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 2316

List of positive integer factors of 2316 that divides 2316 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 193, 386, 579, 772, 1158

Step-4: Factors of 2322

List of positive integer factors of 2322 that divides 2316 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 2316 and 2322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2316 and 2322 is 6.

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