What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22940 and 22958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22940 and 22958 is 2.

GCF(22940,22958) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22940 and 22958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22940 and 22958.

How to find the GCF of 22940 and 22958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22940 and 22958. After we will calculate the factors of 22940 and 22958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22940

Prime factors of 22940 are 2, 5, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 22940 in exponential form is:

22940 = 2² × 5¹ × 31¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22958

Prime factors of 22958 are 2, 13, 883. Prime factorization of 22958 in exponential form is:

22958 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 883¹

Step-3: Factors of 22940

List of positive integer factors of 22940 that divides 22940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 31, 37, 62, 74, 124, 148, 155, 185, 310, 370, 620, 740, 1147, 2294, 4588, 5735, 11470

Step-4: Factors of 22958

List of positive integer factors of 22958 that divides 22940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 883, 1766, 11479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22940 and 22958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22940 and 22958 is 2.

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