What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22 and 37?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22 and 37 is 1.

GCF(22,37) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22 and 37, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22 and 37.

How to find the GCF of 22 and 37?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22 and 37. After we will calculate the factors of 22 and 37 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 37

Prime factors of 37 are 37. Prime factorization of 37 in exponential form is:

37 = 37¹

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 37

List of positive integer factors of 37 that divides 22 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22 and 37. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22 and 37 is 1.

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