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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2216 and 2226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2216 and 2226 is 2.

GCF(2216,2226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2216 and 2226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2216 and 2226.

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How to find the GCF of 2216 and 2226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2216 and 2226. After we will calculate the factors of 2216 and 2226 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 2226

Prime factors of 2226 are 2, 3, 7, 53. Prime factorization of 2226 in exponential form is:

2226 = 21 × 31 × 71 × 531

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 2226

List of positive integer factors of 2226 that divides 2216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 53, 106, 159, 318, 371, 742, 1113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2216 and 2226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2216 and 2226 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2216 and 2226