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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2226 and 2230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2226 and 2230 is 2.

GCF(2226,2230) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2226 and 2230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2226 and 2230.

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How to find the GCF of 2226 and 2230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2226 and 2230. After we will calculate the factors of 2226 and 2230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 2230

Prime factors of 2230 are 2, 5, 223. Prime factorization of 2230 in exponential form is:

2230 = 21 × 51 × 2231

Step-3: Factors of 2226

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 2230

List of positive integer factors of 2230 that divides 2226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 223, 446, 1115

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2226 and 2230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2226 and 2230 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2226 and 2230