What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22242 and 22251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22242 and 22251 is 3.

GCF(22242,22251) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22242 and 22251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22242 and 22251.

How to find the GCF of 22242 and 22251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22242 and 22251. After we will calculate the factors of 22242 and 22251 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22242

Prime factors of 22242 are 2, 3, 11, 337. Prime factorization of 22242 in exponential form is:

22242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22251

Prime factors of 22251 are 3, 7417. Prime factorization of 22251 in exponential form is:

22251 = 3¹ × 7417¹

Step-3: Factors of 22242

List of positive integer factors of 22242 that divides 22242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 337, 674, 1011, 2022, 3707, 7414, 11121

Step-4: Factors of 22251

List of positive integer factors of 22251 that divides 22242 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22242 and 22251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22242 and 22251 is 3.

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