What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22532 and 22546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22532 and 22546 is 2.

GCF(22532,22546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22532 and 22546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22532 and 22546.

How to find the GCF of 22532 and 22546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22532 and 22546. After we will calculate the factors of 22532 and 22546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22532

Prime factors of 22532 are 2, 43, 131. Prime factorization of 22532 in exponential form is:

22532 = 2² × 43¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22546

Prime factors of 22546 are 2, 11273. Prime factorization of 22546 in exponential form is:

22546 = 2¹ × 11273¹

Step-3: Factors of 22532

List of positive integer factors of 22532 that divides 22532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 131, 172, 262, 524, 5633, 11266

Step-4: Factors of 22546

List of positive integer factors of 22546 that divides 22532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22532 and 22546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22532 and 22546 is 2.

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