What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22206 and 22221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22206 and 22221 is 3.

GCF(22206,22221) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22206 and 22221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22206 and 22221.

How to find the GCF of 22206 and 22221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22206 and 22221. After we will calculate the factors of 22206 and 22221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22206

Prime factors of 22206 are 2, 3, 3701. Prime factorization of 22206 in exponential form is:

22206 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22221

Prime factors of 22221 are 3, 823. Prime factorization of 22221 in exponential form is:

22221 = 3³ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 22206

List of positive integer factors of 22206 that divides 22206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3701, 7402, 11103

Step-4: Factors of 22221

List of positive integer factors of 22221 that divides 22206 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 823, 2469, 7407

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22206 and 22221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22206 and 22221 is 3.

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