What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2219 and 2226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2219 and 2226 is 7.

GCF(2219,2226) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2219 and 2226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2219 and 2226.

How to find the GCF of 2219 and 2226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2219 and 2226. After we will calculate the factors of 2219 and 2226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2219

Prime factors of 2219 are 7, 317. Prime factorization of 2219 in exponential form is:

2219 = 7¹ × 317¹

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 2219

List of positive integer factors of 2219 that divides 2219 without a remainder.

1, 7, 317

Step-4: Factors of 2226

List of positive integer factors of 2226 that divides 2219 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 2219 and 2226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2219 and 2226 is 7.

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