What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22642 and 22656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22642 and 22656 is 2.

GCF(22642,22656) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22642 and 22656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22642 and 22656.

How to find the GCF of 22642 and 22656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22642 and 22656. After we will calculate the factors of 22642 and 22656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22642

Prime factors of 22642 are 2, 11321. Prime factorization of 22642 in exponential form is:

22642 = 2¹ × 11321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22656

Prime factors of 22656 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 22656 in exponential form is:

22656 = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 22642

List of positive integer factors of 22642 that divides 22642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11321

Step-4: Factors of 22656

List of positive integer factors of 22656 that divides 22642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 59, 64, 96, 118, 128, 177, 192, 236, 354, 384, 472, 708, 944, 1416, 1888, 2832, 3776, 5664, 7552, 11328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22642 and 22656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22642 and 22656 is 2.

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