What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22868 and 22888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22868 and 22888 is 4.

GCF(22868,22888) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22868 and 22888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22868 and 22888.

How to find the GCF of 22868 and 22888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22868 and 22888. After we will calculate the factors of 22868 and 22888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22868

Prime factors of 22868 are 2, 5717. Prime factorization of 22868 in exponential form is:

22868 = 2² × 5717¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22888

Prime factors of 22888 are 2, 2861. Prime factorization of 22888 in exponential form is:

22888 = 2³ × 2861¹

Step-3: Factors of 22868

List of positive integer factors of 22868 that divides 22868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5717, 11434

Step-4: Factors of 22888

List of positive integer factors of 22888 that divides 22868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2861, 5722, 11444

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22868 and 22888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22868 and 22888 is 4.

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