What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2201 and 2216?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2201 and 2216 is 1.

GCF(2201,2216) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2201 and 2216, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2201 and 2216.

How to find the GCF of 2201 and 2216?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2201 and 2216. After we will calculate the factors of 2201 and 2216 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 2216

Prime factors of 2216 are 2, 277. Prime factorization of 2216 in exponential form is:

2216 = 2³ × 277¹

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 2216

List of positive integer factors of 2216 that divides 2201 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 277, 554, 1108

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2201 and 2216. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2201 and 2216 is 1.

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