What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22426 and 22430?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22426 and 22430 is 2.

GCF(22426,22430) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22426 and 22430, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22426 and 22430.

How to find the GCF of 22426 and 22430?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22426 and 22430. After we will calculate the factors of 22426 and 22430 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22426

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

22426 = 2¹ × 11213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22430

Prime factors of 22430 are 2, 5, 2243. Prime factorization of 22430 in exponential form is:

22430 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2243¹

Step-3: Factors of 22426

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

1, 2, 11213

Step-4: Factors of 22430

List of positive integer factors of 22430 that divides 22426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2243, 4486, 11215

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22426 and 22430. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22426 and 22430 is 2.

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