What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2116 and 2124?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2116 and 2124 is 4.

GCF(2116,2124) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2116 and 2124, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2116 and 2124.

How to find the GCF of 2116 and 2124?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2116 and 2124. After we will calculate the factors of 2116 and 2124 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2116

Prime factors of 2116 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 2116 in exponential form is:

2116 = 2² × 23²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2124

Prime factors of 2124 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 2124 in exponential form is:

2124 = 2² × 3² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 2116

List of positive integer factors of 2116 that divides 2116 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 529, 1058

Step-4: Factors of 2124

List of positive integer factors of 2124 that divides 2116 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 59, 118, 177, 236, 354, 531, 708, 1062

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2116 and 2124. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2116 and 2124 is 4.

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