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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7222 and 7238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7222 and 7238 is 2.

GCF(7222,7238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7222 and 7238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7222 and 7238.

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How to find the GCF of 7222 and 7238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7222 and 7238. After we will calculate the factors of 7222 and 7238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7222

Prime factors of 7222 are 2, 23, 157. Prime factorization of 7222 in exponential form is:

7222 = 21 × 231 × 1571

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7238

Prime factors of 7238 are 2, 7, 11, 47. Prime factorization of 7238 in exponential form is:

7238 = 21 × 71 × 111 × 471

Step-3: Factors of 7222

List of positive integer factors of 7222 that divides 7222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 157, 314, 3611

Step-4: Factors of 7238

List of positive integer factors of 7238 that divides 7222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 47, 77, 94, 154, 329, 517, 658, 1034, 3619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7222 and 7238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7222 and 7238 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7222 and 7238