What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22246 and 22252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22246 and 22252 is 2.

GCF(22246,22252) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22246 and 22252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22246 and 22252.

How to find the GCF of 22246 and 22252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22246 and 22252. After we will calculate the factors of 22246 and 22252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22246

Prime factors of 22246 are 2, 7, 227. Prime factorization of 22246 in exponential form is:

22246 = 2¹ × 7² × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22252

Prime factors of 22252 are 2, 5563. Prime factorization of 22252 in exponential form is:

22252 = 2² × 5563¹

Step-3: Factors of 22246

List of positive integer factors of 22246 that divides 22246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 227, 454, 1589, 3178, 11123

Step-4: Factors of 22252

List of positive integer factors of 22252 that divides 22246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5563, 11126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22246 and 22252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22246 and 22252 is 2.

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