What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2176 and 2188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2176 and 2188 is 4.

GCF(2176,2188) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2176 and 2188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2176 and 2188.

How to find the GCF of 2176 and 2188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2176 and 2188. After we will calculate the factors of 2176 and 2188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2176

Prime factors of 2176 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 2176 in exponential form is:

2176 = 2⁷ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2188

Prime factors of 2188 are 2, 547. Prime factorization of 2188 in exponential form is:

2188 = 2² × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 2176

List of positive integer factors of 2176 that divides 2176 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 32, 34, 64, 68, 128, 136, 272, 544, 1088

Step-4: Factors of 2188

List of positive integer factors of 2188 that divides 2176 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 547, 1094

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2176 and 2188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2176 and 2188 is 4.

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