What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22251 and 22260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22251 and 22260 is 3.

GCF(22251,22260) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22251 and 22260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22251 and 22260.

How to find the GCF of 22251 and 22260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22251 and 22260. After we will calculate the factors of 22251 and 22260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22251

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

22251 = 3¹ × 7417¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22260

Prime factors of 22260 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 53. Prime factorization of 22260 in exponential form is:

22260 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 22251

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

1, 3, 7417

Step-4: Factors of 22260

List of positive integer factors of 22260 that divides 22251 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 28, 30, 35, 42, 53, 60, 70, 84, 105, 106, 140, 159, 210, 212, 265, 318, 371, 420, 530, 636, 742, 795, 1060, 1113, 1484, 1590, 1855, 2226, 3180, 3710, 4452, 5565, 7420, 11130

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22251 and 22260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22251 and 22260 is 3.

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