What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22430 and 22442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22430 and 22442 is 2.

GCF(22430,22442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22430 and 22442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22430 and 22442.

How to find the GCF of 22430 and 22442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22430 and 22442. After we will calculate the factors of 22430 and 22442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 22442

Prime factors of 22442 are 2, 7, 229. Prime factorization of 22442 in exponential form is:

22442 = 2¹ × 7² × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 22430

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 22442

List of positive integer factors of 22442 that divides 22430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 229, 458, 1603, 3206, 11221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22430 and 22442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22430 and 22442 is 2.

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