What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2096 and 2102?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2096 and 2102 is 2.

GCF(2096,2102) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2096 and 2102, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2096 and 2102.

How to find the GCF of 2096 and 2102?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2096 and 2102. After we will calculate the factors of 2096 and 2102 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2096

Prime factors of 2096 are 2, 131. Prime factorization of 2096 in exponential form is:

2096 = 2⁴ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2102

Prime factors of 2102 are 2, 1051. Prime factorization of 2102 in exponential form is:

2102 = 2¹ × 1051¹

Step-3: Factors of 2096

List of positive integer factors of 2096 that divides 2096 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 131, 262, 524, 1048

Step-4: Factors of 2102

List of positive integer factors of 2102 that divides 2096 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1051

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2096 and 2102. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2096 and 2102 is 2.

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