What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2196 and 2201?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2196 and 2201 is 1.

GCF(2196,2201) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2196 and 2201, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2196 and 2201.

How to find the GCF of 2196 and 2201?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2196 and 2201. After we will calculate the factors of 2196 and 2201 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2196

Prime factors of 2196 are 2, 3, 61. Prime factorization of 2196 in exponential form is:

2196 = 2² × 3² × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2201

Prime factors of 2201 are 31, 71. Prime factorization of 2201 in exponential form is:

2201 = 31¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 2196

List of positive integer factors of 2196 that divides 2196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 61, 122, 183, 244, 366, 549, 732, 1098

Step-4: Factors of 2201

List of positive integer factors of 2201 that divides 2196 without a remainder.

1, 31, 71

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2196 and 2201. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2196 and 2201 is 1.

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