What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22178 and 22198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22178 and 22198 is 2.

GCF(22178,22198) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22178 and 22198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22178 and 22198.

How to find the GCF of 22178 and 22198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22178 and 22198. After we will calculate the factors of 22178 and 22198 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22178

Prime factors of 22178 are 2, 13, 853. Prime factorization of 22178 in exponential form is:

22178 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22198

Prime factors of 22198 are 2, 11, 1009. Prime factorization of 22198 in exponential form is:

22198 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 22178

List of positive integer factors of 22178 that divides 22178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 853, 1706, 11089

Step-4: Factors of 22198

List of positive integer factors of 22198 that divides 22178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1009, 2018, 11099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22178 and 22198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22178 and 22198 is 2.

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