What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22038 and 22046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22038 and 22046 is 2.

GCF(22038,22046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22038 and 22046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22038 and 22046.

How to find the GCF of 22038 and 22046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22038 and 22046. After we will calculate the factors of 22038 and 22046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22038

Prime factors of 22038 are 2, 3, 3673. Prime factorization of 22038 in exponential form is:

22038 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22046

Prime factors of 22046 are 2, 73, 151. Prime factorization of 22046 in exponential form is:

22046 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 22038

List of positive integer factors of 22038 that divides 22038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3673, 7346, 11019

Step-4: Factors of 22046

List of positive integer factors of 22046 that divides 22038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 151, 302, 11023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22038 and 22046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22038 and 22046 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 22038 and 22046