What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2217 and 2224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2217 and 2224 is 1.

GCF(2217,2224) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2217 and 2224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2217 and 2224.

How to find the GCF of 2217 and 2224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2217 and 2224. After we will calculate the factors of 2217 and 2224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2217

Prime factors of 2217 are 3, 739. Prime factorization of 2217 in exponential form is:

2217 = 3¹ × 739¹

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 2217

List of positive integer factors of 2217 that divides 2217 without a remainder.

1, 3, 739

Step-4: Factors of 2224

List of positive integer factors of 2224 that divides 2217 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 2217 and 2224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2217 and 2224 is 1.

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