What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2144 and 2162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2144 and 2162 is 2.

GCF(2144,2162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2144 and 2162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2144 and 2162.

How to find the GCF of 2144 and 2162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2144 and 2162. After we will calculate the factors of 2144 and 2162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2144

Prime factors of 2144 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 2144 in exponential form is:

2144 = 2⁵ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2162

Prime factors of 2162 are 2, 23, 47. Prime factorization of 2162 in exponential form is:

2162 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 2144

List of positive integer factors of 2144 that divides 2144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 67, 134, 268, 536, 1072

Step-4: Factors of 2162

List of positive integer factors of 2162 that divides 2144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 47, 94, 1081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2144 and 2162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2144 and 2162 is 2.

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