What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22224 and 22236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22224 and 22236 is 12.

GCF(22224,22236) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22224 and 22236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22224 and 22236.

How to find the GCF of 22224 and 22236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22224 and 22236. After we will calculate the factors of 22224 and 22236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22224

Prime factors of 22224 are 2, 3, 463. Prime factorization of 22224 in exponential form is:

22224 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 463¹

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 22224

List of positive integer factors of 22224 that divides 22224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 463, 926, 1389, 1852, 2778, 3704, 5556, 7408, 11112

Step-4: Factors of 22236

List of positive integer factors of 22236 that divides 22224 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 22224 and 22236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22224 and 22236 is 12.

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