What is the Greatest Common Factor of 33212 and 33218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 33212 and 33218 is 2.

GCF(33212,33218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 33212 and 33218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 33212 and 33218.

How to find the GCF of 33212 and 33218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 33212 and 33218. After we will calculate the factors of 33212 and 33218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 33212

Prime factors of 33212 are 2, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 33212 in exponential form is:

33212 = 2² × 19² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 33218

Prime factors of 33218 are 2, 17, 977. Prime factorization of 33218 in exponential form is:

33218 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 977¹

Step-3: Factors of 33212

List of positive integer factors of 33212 that divides 33212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 23, 38, 46, 76, 92, 361, 437, 722, 874, 1444, 1748, 8303, 16606

Step-4: Factors of 33218

List of positive integer factors of 33218 that divides 33212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 977, 1954, 16609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 33212 and 33218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 33212 and 33218 is 2.

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