What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22072 and 22079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22072 and 22079 is 1.

GCF(22072,22079) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22072 and 22079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22072 and 22079.

How to find the GCF of 22072 and 22079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22072 and 22079. After we will calculate the factors of 22072 and 22079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22072

Prime factors of 22072 are 2, 31, 89. Prime factorization of 22072 in exponential form is:

22072 = 2³ × 31¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22079

Prime factors of 22079 are 22079. Prime factorization of 22079 in exponential form is:

22079 = 22079¹

Step-3: Factors of 22072

List of positive integer factors of 22072 that divides 22072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 89, 124, 178, 248, 356, 712, 2759, 5518, 11036

Step-4: Factors of 22079

List of positive integer factors of 22079 that divides 22072 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22072 and 22079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22072 and 22079 is 1.

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