What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2196 and 2212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2196 and 2212 is 4.

GCF(2196,2212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2196 and 2212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2196 and 2212.

How to find the GCF of 2196 and 2212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2196 and 2212. After we will calculate the factors of 2196 and 2212 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 2212

Prime factors of 2212 are 2, 7, 79. Prime factorization of 2212 in exponential form is:

2212 = 2² × 7¹ × 79¹

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 2212

List of positive integer factors of 2212 that divides 2196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 79, 158, 316, 553, 1106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2196 and 2212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2196 and 2212 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2196 and 2212