What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22389 and 22398?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22389 and 22398 is 3.

GCF(22389,22398) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22389 and 22398, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22389 and 22398.

How to find the GCF of 22389 and 22398?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22389 and 22398. After we will calculate the factors of 22389 and 22398 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22389

Prime factors of 22389 are 3, 17, 439. Prime factorization of 22389 in exponential form is:

22389 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22398

Prime factors of 22398 are 2, 3, 3733. Prime factorization of 22398 in exponential form is:

22398 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3733¹

Step-3: Factors of 22389

List of positive integer factors of 22389 that divides 22389 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 439, 1317, 7463

Step-4: Factors of 22398

List of positive integer factors of 22398 that divides 22389 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3733, 7466, 11199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22389 and 22398. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22389 and 22398 is 3.

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