What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22596 and 22604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22596 and 22604 is 4.

GCF(22596,22604) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22596 and 22604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22596 and 22604.

How to find the GCF of 22596 and 22604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22596 and 22604. After we will calculate the factors of 22596 and 22604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22596

Prime factors of 22596 are 2, 3, 7, 269. Prime factorization of 22596 in exponential form is:

22596 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22604

Prime factors of 22604 are 2, 5651. Prime factorization of 22604 in exponential form is:

22604 = 2² × 5651¹

Step-3: Factors of 22596

List of positive integer factors of 22596 that divides 22596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 269, 538, 807, 1076, 1614, 1883, 3228, 3766, 5649, 7532, 11298

Step-4: Factors of 22604

List of positive integer factors of 22604 that divides 22596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5651, 11302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22596 and 22604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22596 and 22604 is 4.

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