What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2216 and 2222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2216 and 2222 is 2.

GCF(2216,2222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2216 and 2222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2216 and 2222.

How to find the GCF of 2216 and 2222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2216 and 2222. After we will calculate the factors of 2216 and 2222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2216

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

2216 = 2³ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2222

Prime factors of 2222 are 2, 11, 101. Prime factorization of 2222 in exponential form is:

2222 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 2216

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2222

List of positive integer factors of 2222 that divides 2216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 101, 202, 1111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2216 and 2222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2216 and 2222 is 2.

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