What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7216 and 7222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7216 and 7222 is 2.

GCF(7216,7222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7216 and 7222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7216 and 7222.

How to find the GCF of 7216 and 7222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7216 and 7222. After we will calculate the factors of 7216 and 7222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7216

Prime factors of 7216 are 2, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 7216 in exponential form is:

7216 = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7222

Prime factors of 7222 are 2, 23, 157. Prime factorization of 7222 in exponential form is:

7222 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 7216

List of positive integer factors of 7216 that divides 7216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 176, 328, 451, 656, 902, 1804, 3608

Step-4: Factors of 7222

List of positive integer factors of 7222 that divides 7216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 157, 314, 3611

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7216 and 7222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7216 and 7222 is 2.

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