What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2201 and 2205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2201 and 2205 is 1.

GCF(2201,2205) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2201 and 2205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2201 and 2205.

How to find the GCF of 2201 and 2205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2201 and 2205. After we will calculate the factors of 2201 and 2205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2201

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

2201 = 31¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2205

Prime factors of 2205 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 2205 in exponential form is:

2205 = 3² × 5¹ × 7²

Step-3: Factors of 2201

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

1, 31, 71

Step-4: Factors of 2205

List of positive integer factors of 2205 that divides 2201 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 35, 45, 49, 63, 105, 147, 245, 315, 441, 735

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2201 and 2205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2201 and 2205 is 1.

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