What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22442 and 22460?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22442 and 22460 is 2.

GCF(22442,22460) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22442 and 22460, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22442 and 22460.

How to find the GCF of 22442 and 22460?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22442 and 22460. After we will calculate the factors of 22442 and 22460 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 22460

Prime factors of 22460 are 2, 5, 1123. Prime factorization of 22460 in exponential form is:

22460 = 2² × 5¹ × 1123¹

Step-3: Factors of 22442

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 22460

List of positive integer factors of 22460 that divides 22442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1123, 2246, 4492, 5615, 11230

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22442 and 22460. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22442 and 22460 is 2.

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