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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2212 and 2224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2212 and 2224 is 4.

GCF(2212,2224) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2212 and 2224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2212 and 2224.

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How to find the GCF of 2212 and 2224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2212 and 2224. After we will calculate the factors of 2212 and 2224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2224

Prime factors of 2224 are 2, 139. Prime factorization of 2224 in exponential form is:

2224 = 24 × 1391

Step-3: Factors of 2212

List of positive integer factors of 2212 that divides 2212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 79, 158, 316, 553, 1106

Step-4: Factors of 2224

List of positive integer factors of 2224 that divides 2212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 139, 278, 556, 1112

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2212 and 2224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2212 and 2224 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2212 and 2224