What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22478 and 22488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22478 and 22488 is 2.

GCF(22478,22488) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22478 and 22488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22478 and 22488.

How to find the GCF of 22478 and 22488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22478 and 22488. After we will calculate the factors of 22478 and 22488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22478

Prime factors of 22478 are 2, 11239. Prime factorization of 22478 in exponential form is:

22478 = 2¹ × 11239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22488

Prime factors of 22488 are 2, 3, 937. Prime factorization of 22488 in exponential form is:

22488 = 2³ × 3¹ × 937¹

Step-3: Factors of 22478

List of positive integer factors of 22478 that divides 22478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11239

Step-4: Factors of 22488

List of positive integer factors of 22488 that divides 22478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 937, 1874, 2811, 3748, 5622, 7496, 11244

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22478 and 22488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22478 and 22488 is 2.

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