What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22461 and 22472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22461 and 22472 is 1.

GCF(22461,22472) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22461 and 22472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22461 and 22472.

How to find the GCF of 22461 and 22472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22461 and 22472. After we will calculate the factors of 22461 and 22472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22461

Prime factors of 22461 are 3, 7487. Prime factorization of 22461 in exponential form is:

22461 = 3¹ × 7487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22472

Prime factors of 22472 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 22472 in exponential form is:

22472 = 2³ × 53²

Step-3: Factors of 22461

List of positive integer factors of 22461 that divides 22461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7487

Step-4: Factors of 22472

List of positive integer factors of 22472 that divides 22461 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 53, 106, 212, 424, 2809, 5618, 11236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22461 and 22472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22461 and 22472 is 1.

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