What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22168 and 22172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22168 and 22172 is 4.

GCF(22168,22172) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22168 and 22172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22168 and 22172.

How to find the GCF of 22168 and 22172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22168 and 22172. After we will calculate the factors of 22168 and 22172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22168

Prime factors of 22168 are 2, 17, 163. Prime factorization of 22168 in exponential form is:

22168 = 2³ × 17¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22172

Prime factors of 22172 are 2, 23, 241. Prime factorization of 22172 in exponential form is:

22172 = 2² × 23¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 22168

List of positive integer factors of 22168 that divides 22168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 163, 326, 652, 1304, 2771, 5542, 11084

Step-4: Factors of 22172

List of positive integer factors of 22172 that divides 22168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 241, 482, 964, 5543, 11086

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22168 and 22172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22168 and 22172 is 4.

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