What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2126 and 2146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2126 and 2146 is 2.

GCF(2126,2146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2126 and 2146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2126 and 2146.

How to find the GCF of 2126 and 2146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2126 and 2146. After we will calculate the factors of 2126 and 2146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2126

Prime factors of 2126 are 2, 1063. Prime factorization of 2126 in exponential form is:

2126 = 2¹ × 1063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2146

Prime factors of 2146 are 2, 29, 37. Prime factorization of 2146 in exponential form is:

2146 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 2126

List of positive integer factors of 2126 that divides 2126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1063

Step-4: Factors of 2146

List of positive integer factors of 2146 that divides 2126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 37, 58, 74, 1073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2126 and 2146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2126 and 2146 is 2.

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