What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22440 and 22446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22440 and 22446 is 6.

GCF(22440,22446) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22440 and 22446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22440 and 22446.

How to find the GCF of 22440 and 22446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22440 and 22446. After we will calculate the factors of 22440 and 22446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22440

Prime factors of 22440 are 2, 3, 5, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 22440 in exponential form is:

22440 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22446

Prime factors of 22446 are 2, 3, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 22446 in exponential form is:

22446 = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 22440

List of positive integer factors of 22440 that divides 22440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 30, 33, 34, 40, 44, 51, 55, 60, 66, 68, 85, 88, 102, 110, 120, 132, 136, 165, 170, 187, 204, 220, 255, 264, 330, 340, 374, 408, 440, 510, 561, 660, 680, 748, 935, 1020, 1122, 1320, 1496, 1870, 2040, 2244, 2805, 3740, 4488, 5610, 7480, 11220

Step-4: Factors of 22446

List of positive integer factors of 22446 that divides 22440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 29, 43, 58, 86, 87, 129, 174, 258, 261, 387, 522, 774, 1247, 2494, 3741, 7482, 11223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22440 and 22446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22440 and 22446 is 6.

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