What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22498 and 22518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22498 and 22518 is 2.

GCF(22498,22518) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22498 and 22518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22498 and 22518.

How to find the GCF of 22498 and 22518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22498 and 22518. After we will calculate the factors of 22498 and 22518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22498

Prime factors of 22498 are 2, 7, 1607. Prime factorization of 22498 in exponential form is:

22498 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22518

Prime factors of 22518 are 2, 3, 139. Prime factorization of 22518 in exponential form is:

22518 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 22498

List of positive integer factors of 22498 that divides 22498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1607, 3214, 11249

Step-4: Factors of 22518

List of positive integer factors of 22518 that divides 22498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 139, 162, 278, 417, 834, 1251, 2502, 3753, 7506, 11259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22498 and 22518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22498 and 22518 is 2.

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