What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22488 and 22497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22488 and 22497 is 3.

GCF(22488,22497) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22488 and 22497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22488 and 22497.

How to find the GCF of 22488 and 22497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22488 and 22497. After we will calculate the factors of 22488 and 22497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22488

Prime factors of 22488 are 2, 3, 937. Prime factorization of 22488 in exponential form is:

22488 = 2³ × 3¹ × 937¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22497

Prime factors of 22497 are 3, 7499. Prime factorization of 22497 in exponential form is:

22497 = 3¹ × 7499¹

Step-3: Factors of 22488

List of positive integer factors of 22488 that divides 22488 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 937, 1874, 2811, 3748, 5622, 7496, 11244

Step-4: Factors of 22497

List of positive integer factors of 22497 that divides 22488 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7499

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22488 and 22497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22488 and 22497 is 3.

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