What is the Greatest Common Factor of 106 and 122?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 106 and 122 is 2.

GCF(106,122) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 106 and 122, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 106 and 122.

How to find the GCF of 106 and 122?

We will first find the prime factorization of 106 and 122. After we will calculate the factors of 106 and 122 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 106

Prime factors of 106 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 106 in exponential form is:

106 = 2¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 122

Prime factors of 122 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 122 in exponential form is:

122 = 2¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 106

List of positive integer factors of 106 that divides 106 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53

Step-4: Factors of 122

List of positive integer factors of 122 that divides 106 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 106 and 122. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 106 and 122 is 2.

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