What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22222 and 22236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22222 and 22236 is 2.

GCF(22222,22236) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22222 and 22236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22222 and 22236.

How to find the GCF of 22222 and 22236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22222 and 22236. After we will calculate the factors of 22222 and 22236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22222

Prime factors of 22222 are 2, 41, 271. Prime factorization of 22222 in exponential form is:

22222 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22236

Prime factors of 22236 are 2, 3, 17, 109. Prime factorization of 22236 in exponential form is:

22236 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 22222

List of positive integer factors of 22222 that divides 22222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 271, 542, 11111

Step-4: Factors of 22236

List of positive integer factors of 22236 that divides 22222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 109, 204, 218, 327, 436, 654, 1308, 1853, 3706, 5559, 7412, 11118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22222 and 22236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22222 and 22236 is 2.

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