What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22372 and 22376?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22372 and 22376 is 4.

GCF(22372,22376) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22372 and 22376, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22372 and 22376.

How to find the GCF of 22372 and 22376?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22372 and 22376. After we will calculate the factors of 22372 and 22376 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22372

Prime factors of 22372 are 2, 7, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 22372 in exponential form is:

22372 = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22376

Prime factors of 22376 are 2, 2797. Prime factorization of 22376 in exponential form is:

22376 = 2³ × 2797¹

Step-3: Factors of 22372

List of positive integer factors of 22372 that divides 22372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 34, 47, 68, 94, 119, 188, 238, 329, 476, 658, 799, 1316, 1598, 3196, 5593, 11186

Step-4: Factors of 22376

List of positive integer factors of 22376 that divides 22372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2797, 5594, 11188

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22372 and 22376. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22372 and 22376 is 4.

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