What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22342 and 22359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22342 and 22359 is 1.

GCF(22342,22359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22342 and 22359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22342 and 22359.

How to find the GCF of 22342 and 22359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22342 and 22359. After we will calculate the factors of 22342 and 22359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22342

Prime factors of 22342 are 2, 11171. Prime factorization of 22342 in exponential form is:

22342 = 2¹ × 11171¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22359

Prime factors of 22359 are 3, 29, 257. Prime factorization of 22359 in exponential form is:

22359 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 22342

List of positive integer factors of 22342 that divides 22342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11171

Step-4: Factors of 22359

List of positive integer factors of 22359 that divides 22342 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 257, 771, 7453

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22342 and 22359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22342 and 22359 is 1.

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