What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22462 and 22466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22462 and 22466 is 2.

GCF(22462,22466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22462 and 22466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22462 and 22466.

How to find the GCF of 22462 and 22466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22462 and 22466. After we will calculate the factors of 22462 and 22466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22462

Prime factors of 22462 are 2, 11, 1021. Prime factorization of 22462 in exponential form is:

22462 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22466

Prime factors of 22466 are 2, 47, 239. Prime factorization of 22466 in exponential form is:

22466 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 22462

List of positive integer factors of 22462 that divides 22462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1021, 2042, 11231

Step-4: Factors of 22466

List of positive integer factors of 22466 that divides 22462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 239, 478, 11233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22462 and 22466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22462 and 22466 is 2.

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