What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22173 and 22179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22173 and 22179 is 3.

GCF(22173,22179) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22173 and 22179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22173 and 22179.

How to find the GCF of 22173 and 22179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22173 and 22179. After we will calculate the factors of 22173 and 22179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22173

Prime factors of 22173 are 3, 19, 389. Prime factorization of 22173 in exponential form is:

22173 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22179

Prime factors of 22179 are 3, 7393. Prime factorization of 22179 in exponential form is:

22179 = 3¹ × 7393¹

Step-3: Factors of 22173

List of positive integer factors of 22173 that divides 22173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 389, 1167, 7391

Step-4: Factors of 22179

List of positive integer factors of 22179 that divides 22173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22173 and 22179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22173 and 22179 is 3.

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