What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22362 and 22378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22362 and 22378 is 2.

GCF(22362,22378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22362 and 22378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22362 and 22378.

How to find the GCF of 22362 and 22378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22362 and 22378. After we will calculate the factors of 22362 and 22378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22362

Prime factors of 22362 are 2, 3, 3727. Prime factorization of 22362 in exponential form is:

22362 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22378

Prime factors of 22378 are 2, 67, 167. Prime factorization of 22378 in exponential form is:

22378 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 22362

List of positive integer factors of 22362 that divides 22362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3727, 7454, 11181

Step-4: Factors of 22378

List of positive integer factors of 22378 that divides 22362 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 167, 334, 11189

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22362 and 22378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22362 and 22378 is 2.

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