What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22 and 29?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22 and 29 is 1.

GCF(22,29) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22 and 29, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22 and 29.

How to find the GCF of 22 and 29?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22 and 29. After we will calculate the factors of 22 and 29 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22

Prime factors of 22 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 22 in exponential form is:

22 = 2¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29

Prime factors of 29 are 29. Prime factorization of 29 in exponential form is:

29 = 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 22

List of positive integer factors of 22 that divides 22 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11

Step-4: Factors of 29

List of positive integer factors of 29 that divides 22 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22 and 29. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22 and 29 is 1.

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