What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22212 and 22227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22212 and 22227 is 3.

GCF(22212,22227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22212 and 22227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22212 and 22227.

How to find the GCF of 22212 and 22227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22212 and 22227. After we will calculate the factors of 22212 and 22227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22212

Prime factors of 22212 are 2, 3, 617. Prime factorization of 22212 in exponential form is:

22212 = 2² × 3² × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22227

Prime factors of 22227 are 3, 31, 239. Prime factorization of 22227 in exponential form is:

22227 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 22212

List of positive integer factors of 22212 that divides 22212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 617, 1234, 1851, 2468, 3702, 5553, 7404, 11106

Step-4: Factors of 22227

List of positive integer factors of 22227 that divides 22212 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 239, 717, 7409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22212 and 22227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22212 and 22227 is 3.

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