What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2210 and 2228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2210 and 2228 is 2.

GCF(2210,2228) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2210 and 2228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2210 and 2228.

How to find the GCF of 2210 and 2228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2210 and 2228. After we will calculate the factors of 2210 and 2228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2210

Prime factors of 2210 are 2, 5, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 2210 in exponential form is:

2210 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2228

Prime factors of 2228 are 2, 557. Prime factorization of 2228 in exponential form is:

2228 = 2² × 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 2210

List of positive integer factors of 2210 that divides 2210 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 17, 26, 34, 65, 85, 130, 170, 221, 442, 1105

Step-4: Factors of 2228

List of positive integer factors of 2228 that divides 2210 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 557, 1114

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2210 and 2228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2210 and 2228 is 2.

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