What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22418 and 22436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22418 and 22436 is 2.

GCF(22418,22436) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22418 and 22436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22418 and 22436.

How to find the GCF of 22418 and 22436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22418 and 22436. After we will calculate the factors of 22418 and 22436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22418

Prime factors of 22418 are 2, 11, 1019. Prime factorization of 22418 in exponential form is:

22418 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22436

Prime factors of 22436 are 2, 71, 79. Prime factorization of 22436 in exponential form is:

22436 = 2² × 71¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 22418

List of positive integer factors of 22418 that divides 22418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1019, 2038, 11209

Step-4: Factors of 22436

List of positive integer factors of 22436 that divides 22418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 79, 142, 158, 284, 316, 5609, 11218

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22418 and 22436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22418 and 22436 is 2.

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