What is the Greatest Common Factor of 212 and 226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 212 and 226 is 2.

GCF(212,226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 212 and 226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 212 and 226.

How to find the GCF of 212 and 226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 212 and 226. After we will calculate the factors of 212 and 226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 212

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

212 = 2² × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 226

Prime factors of 226 are 2, 113. Prime factorization of 226 in exponential form is:

226 = 2¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 212

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

1, 2, 4, 53, 106

Step-4: Factors of 226

List of positive integer factors of 226 that divides 212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 212 and 226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 212 and 226 is 2.

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