What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22850 and 22870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22850 and 22870 is 10.

GCF(22850,22870) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22850 and 22870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22850 and 22870.

How to find the GCF of 22850 and 22870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22850 and 22870. After we will calculate the factors of 22850 and 22870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22850

Prime factors of 22850 are 2, 5, 457. Prime factorization of 22850 in exponential form is:

22850 = 2¹ × 5² × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22870

Prime factors of 22870 are 2, 5, 2287. Prime factorization of 22870 in exponential form is:

22870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2287¹

Step-3: Factors of 22850

List of positive integer factors of 22850 that divides 22850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 457, 914, 2285, 4570, 11425

Step-4: Factors of 22870

List of positive integer factors of 22870 that divides 22850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2287, 4574, 11435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22850 and 22870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22850 and 22870 is 10.

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