What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22278 and 22292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22278 and 22292 is 2.

GCF(22278,22292) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22278 and 22292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22278 and 22292.

How to find the GCF of 22278 and 22292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22278 and 22292. After we will calculate the factors of 22278 and 22292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22278

Prime factors of 22278 are 2, 3, 47, 79. Prime factorization of 22278 in exponential form is:

22278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22292

Prime factors of 22292 are 2, 5573. Prime factorization of 22292 in exponential form is:

22292 = 2² × 5573¹

Step-3: Factors of 22278

List of positive integer factors of 22278 that divides 22278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 79, 94, 141, 158, 237, 282, 474, 3713, 7426, 11139

Step-4: Factors of 22292

List of positive integer factors of 22292 that divides 22278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5573, 11146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22278 and 22292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22278 and 22292 is 2.

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