What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22323 and 22329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22323 and 22329 is 3.

GCF(22323,22329) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22323 and 22329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22323 and 22329.

How to find the GCF of 22323 and 22329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22323 and 22329. After we will calculate the factors of 22323 and 22329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22323

Prime factors of 22323 are 3, 7, 1063. Prime factorization of 22323 in exponential form is:

22323 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22329

Prime factors of 22329 are 3, 827. Prime factorization of 22329 in exponential form is:

22329 = 3³ × 827¹

Step-3: Factors of 22323

List of positive integer factors of 22323 that divides 22323 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1063, 3189, 7441

Step-4: Factors of 22329

List of positive integer factors of 22329 that divides 22323 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 827, 2481, 7443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22323 and 22329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22323 and 22329 is 3.

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