What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22858 and 22862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22858 and 22862 is 2.

GCF(22858,22862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22858 and 22862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22858 and 22862.

How to find the GCF of 22858 and 22862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22858 and 22862. After we will calculate the factors of 22858 and 22862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22858

Prime factors of 22858 are 2, 11, 1039. Prime factorization of 22858 in exponential form is:

22858 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22862

Prime factors of 22862 are 2, 7, 23, 71. Prime factorization of 22862 in exponential form is:

22862 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 22858

List of positive integer factors of 22858 that divides 22858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1039, 2078, 11429

Step-4: Factors of 22862

List of positive integer factors of 22862 that divides 22858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 23, 46, 71, 142, 161, 322, 497, 994, 1633, 3266, 11431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22858 and 22862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22858 and 22862 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 22858 and 22862