What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22478 and 22492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22478 and 22492 is 2.

GCF(22478,22492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22478 and 22492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22478 and 22492.

How to find the GCF of 22478 and 22492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22478 and 22492. After we will calculate the factors of 22478 and 22492 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 22492

Prime factors of 22492 are 2, 5623. Prime factorization of 22492 in exponential form is:

22492 = 2² × 5623¹

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 22492

List of positive integer factors of 22492 that divides 22478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5623, 11246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22478 and 22492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22478 and 22492 is 2.

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