What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2172 and 2183?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2172 and 2183 is 1.

GCF(2172,2183) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2172 and 2183, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2172 and 2183.

How to find the GCF of 2172 and 2183?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2172 and 2183. After we will calculate the factors of 2172 and 2183 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2172

Prime factors of 2172 are 2, 3, 181. Prime factorization of 2172 in exponential form is:

2172 = 2² × 3¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2183

Prime factors of 2183 are 37, 59. Prime factorization of 2183 in exponential form is:

2183 = 37¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 2172

List of positive integer factors of 2172 that divides 2172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 181, 362, 543, 724, 1086

Step-4: Factors of 2183

List of positive integer factors of 2183 that divides 2172 without a remainder.

1, 37, 59

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2172 and 2183. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2172 and 2183 is 1.

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