What is the Greatest Common Factor of 198 and 212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 198 and 212 is 2.

GCF(198,212) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 198 and 212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 198 and 212.

How to find the GCF of 198 and 212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 198 and 212. After we will calculate the factors of 198 and 212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 198

Prime factors of 198 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 198 in exponential form is:

198 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 212

Prime factors of 212 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 212 in exponential form is:

212 = 2² × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 198

List of positive integer factors of 198 that divides 198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99

Step-4: Factors of 212

List of positive integer factors of 212 that divides 198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 198 and 212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 198 and 212 is 2.

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