What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2198 and 2212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2198 and 2212 is 14.

GCF(2198,2212) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2198 and 2212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2198 and 2212.

How to find the GCF of 2198 and 2212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2198 and 2212. After we will calculate the factors of 2198 and 2212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2198

Prime factors of 2198 are 2, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 2198 in exponential form is:

2198 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 157¹

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 2198

List of positive integer factors of 2198 that divides 2198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 157, 314, 1099

Step-4: Factors of 2212

List of positive integer factors of 2212 that divides 2198 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 2198 and 2212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2198 and 2212 is 14.

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