What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22502 and 22506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22502 and 22506 is 2.

GCF(22502,22506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22502 and 22506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22502 and 22506.

How to find the GCF of 22502 and 22506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22502 and 22506. After we will calculate the factors of 22502 and 22506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22502

Prime factors of 22502 are 2, 11251. Prime factorization of 22502 in exponential form is:

22502 = 2¹ × 11251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22506

Prime factors of 22506 are 2, 3, 11, 31. Prime factorization of 22506 in exponential form is:

22506 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 22502

List of positive integer factors of 22502 that divides 22502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11251

Step-4: Factors of 22506

List of positive integer factors of 22506 that divides 22502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 31, 33, 62, 66, 93, 121, 186, 242, 341, 363, 682, 726, 1023, 2046, 3751, 7502, 11253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22502 and 22506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22502 and 22506 is 2.

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