What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2196 and 2210?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2196 and 2210 is 2.

GCF(2196,2210) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2196 and 2210, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2196 and 2210.

How to find the GCF of 2196 and 2210?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2196 and 2210. After we will calculate the factors of 2196 and 2210 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 2210

Prime factors of 2210 are 2, 5, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 2210 in exponential form is:

2210 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

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 2210

List of positive integer factors of 2210 that divides 2196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 17, 26, 34, 65, 85, 130, 170, 221, 442, 1105

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2196 and 2210. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2196 and 2210 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2196 and 2210