What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22438 and 22457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22438 and 22457 is 1.

GCF(22438,22457) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22438 and 22457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22438 and 22457.

How to find the GCF of 22438 and 22457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22438 and 22457. After we will calculate the factors of 22438 and 22457 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22438

Prime factors of 22438 are 2, 13, 863. Prime factorization of 22438 in exponential form is:

22438 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22457

Prime factors of 22457 are 17, 1321. Prime factorization of 22457 in exponential form is:

22457 = 17¹ × 1321¹

Step-3: Factors of 22438

List of positive integer factors of 22438 that divides 22438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 863, 1726, 11219

Step-4: Factors of 22457

List of positive integer factors of 22457 that divides 22438 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22438 and 22457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22438 and 22457 is 1.

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