What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2132 and 2138?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2132 and 2138 is 2.

GCF(2132,2138) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2132 and 2138, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2132 and 2138.

How to find the GCF of 2132 and 2138?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2132 and 2138. After we will calculate the factors of 2132 and 2138 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2132

Prime factors of 2132 are 2, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 2132 in exponential form is:

2132 = 2² × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2138

Prime factors of 2138 are 2, 1069. Prime factorization of 2138 in exponential form is:

2138 = 2¹ × 1069¹

Step-3: Factors of 2132

List of positive integer factors of 2132 that divides 2132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 41, 52, 82, 164, 533, 1066

Step-4: Factors of 2138

List of positive integer factors of 2138 that divides 2132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1069

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2132 and 2138. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2132 and 2138 is 2.

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