What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22846 and 22864?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22846 and 22864 is 2.

GCF(22846,22864) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22846 and 22864, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22846 and 22864.

How to find the GCF of 22846 and 22864?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22846 and 22864. After we will calculate the factors of 22846 and 22864 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22846

Prime factors of 22846 are 2, 11423. Prime factorization of 22846 in exponential form is:

22846 = 2¹ × 11423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22864

Prime factors of 22864 are 2, 1429. Prime factorization of 22864 in exponential form is:

22864 = 2⁴ × 1429¹

Step-3: Factors of 22846

List of positive integer factors of 22846 that divides 22846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11423

Step-4: Factors of 22864

List of positive integer factors of 22864 that divides 22846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1429, 2858, 5716, 11432

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22846 and 22864. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22846 and 22864 is 2.

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