What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22146 and 22162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22146 and 22162 is 2.

GCF(22146,22162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22146 and 22162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22146 and 22162.

How to find the GCF of 22146 and 22162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22146 and 22162. After we will calculate the factors of 22146 and 22162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22146

Prime factors of 22146 are 2, 3, 3691. Prime factorization of 22146 in exponential form is:

22146 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22162

Prime factors of 22162 are 2, 7, 1583. Prime factorization of 22162 in exponential form is:

22162 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 22146

List of positive integer factors of 22146 that divides 22146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3691, 7382, 11073

Step-4: Factors of 22162

List of positive integer factors of 22162 that divides 22146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1583, 3166, 11081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22146 and 22162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22146 and 22162 is 2.

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