What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22632 and 22636?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22632 and 22636 is 4.

GCF(22632,22636) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22632 and 22636, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22632 and 22636.

How to find the GCF of 22632 and 22636?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22632 and 22636. After we will calculate the factors of 22632 and 22636 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22632

Prime factors of 22632 are 2, 3, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 22632 in exponential form is:

22632 = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22636

Prime factors of 22636 are 2, 5659. Prime factorization of 22636 in exponential form is:

22636 = 2² × 5659¹

Step-3: Factors of 22632

List of positive integer factors of 22632 that divides 22632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 23, 24, 41, 46, 69, 82, 92, 123, 138, 164, 184, 246, 276, 328, 492, 552, 943, 984, 1886, 2829, 3772, 5658, 7544, 11316

Step-4: Factors of 22636

List of positive integer factors of 22636 that divides 22632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5659, 11318

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22632 and 22636. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22632 and 22636 is 4.

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