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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2206 and 2212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2206 and 2212 is 2.

GCF(2206,2212) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2206 and 2212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2206 and 2212.

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How to find the GCF of 2206 and 2212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2206 and 2212. After we will calculate the factors of 2206 and 2212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2206

Prime factors of 2206 are 2, 1103. Prime factorization of 2206 in exponential form is:

2206 = 21 × 11031

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 2206

List of positive integer factors of 2206 that divides 2206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1103

Step-4: Factors of 2212

List of positive integer factors of 2212 that divides 2206 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 2206 and 2212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2206 and 2212 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2206 and 2212