What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2196 and 2211?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2196 and 2211 is 3.

GCF(2196,2211) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2196 and 2211, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2196 and 2211.

How to find the GCF of 2196 and 2211?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2196 and 2211. After we will calculate the factors of 2196 and 2211 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 2211

Prime factors of 2211 are 3, 11, 67. Prime factorization of 2211 in exponential form is:

2211 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 67¹

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 2211

List of positive integer factors of 2211 that divides 2196 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 67, 201, 737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2196 and 2211. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2196 and 2211 is 3.

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