What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22408 and 22426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22408 and 22426 is 2.

GCF(22408,22426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22408 and 22426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22408 and 22426.

How to find the GCF of 22408 and 22426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22408 and 22426. After we will calculate the factors of 22408 and 22426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22408

Prime factors of 22408 are 2, 2801. Prime factorization of 22408 in exponential form is:

22408 = 2³ × 2801¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22426

Prime factors of 22426 are 2, 11213. Prime factorization of 22426 in exponential form is:

22426 = 2¹ × 11213¹

Step-3: Factors of 22408

List of positive integer factors of 22408 that divides 22408 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2801, 5602, 11204

Step-4: Factors of 22426

List of positive integer factors of 22426 that divides 22408 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22408 and 22426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22408 and 22426 is 2.

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