What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43222 and 43226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43222 and 43226 is 2.

GCF(43222,43226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43222 and 43226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43222 and 43226.

How to find the GCF of 43222 and 43226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43222 and 43226. After we will calculate the factors of 43222 and 43226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43222

Prime factors of 43222 are 2, 21611. Prime factorization of 43222 in exponential form is:

43222 = 2¹ × 21611¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43226

Prime factors of 43226 are 2, 21613. Prime factorization of 43226 in exponential form is:

43226 = 2¹ × 21613¹

Step-3: Factors of 43222

List of positive integer factors of 43222 that divides 43222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 21611

Step-4: Factors of 43226

List of positive integer factors of 43226 that divides 43222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 21613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43222 and 43226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43222 and 43226 is 2.

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