What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22046 and 22052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22046 and 22052 is 2.

GCF(22046,22052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22046 and 22052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22046 and 22052.

How to find the GCF of 22046 and 22052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22046 and 22052. After we will calculate the factors of 22046 and 22052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 22052

Prime factors of 22052 are 2, 37, 149. Prime factorization of 22052 in exponential form is:

22052 = 2² × 37¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 22046

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 22052

List of positive integer factors of 22052 that divides 22046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 149, 298, 596, 5513, 11026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22046 and 22052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22046 and 22052 is 2.

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