What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40222 and 40238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40222 and 40238 is 2.

GCF(40222,40238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40222 and 40238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40222 and 40238.

How to find the GCF of 40222 and 40238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40222 and 40238. After we will calculate the factors of 40222 and 40238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40222

Prime factors of 40222 are 2, 7, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 40222 in exponential form is:

40222 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40238

Prime factors of 40238 are 2, 11, 31, 59. Prime factorization of 40238 in exponential form is:

40238 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 40222

List of positive integer factors of 40222 that divides 40222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 17, 26, 34, 91, 119, 169, 182, 221, 238, 338, 442, 1183, 1547, 2366, 2873, 3094, 5746, 20111

Step-4: Factors of 40238

List of positive integer factors of 40238 that divides 40222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 31, 59, 62, 118, 341, 649, 682, 1298, 1829, 3658, 20119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40222 and 40238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40222 and 40238 is 2.

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