What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22272 and 22287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22272 and 22287 is 3.

GCF(22272,22287) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22272 and 22287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22272 and 22287.

How to find the GCF of 22272 and 22287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22272 and 22287. After we will calculate the factors of 22272 and 22287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22272

Prime factors of 22272 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 22272 in exponential form is:

22272 = 2⁸ × 3¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22287

Prime factors of 22287 are 3, 17, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 22287 in exponential form is:

22287 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 22272

List of positive integer factors of 22272 that divides 22272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 29, 32, 48, 58, 64, 87, 96, 116, 128, 174, 192, 232, 256, 348, 384, 464, 696, 768, 928, 1392, 1856, 2784, 3712, 5568, 7424, 11136

Step-4: Factors of 22287

List of positive integer factors of 22287 that divides 22272 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 19, 23, 51, 57, 69, 323, 391, 437, 969, 1173, 1311, 7429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22272 and 22287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22272 and 22287 is 3.

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