What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22497 and 22503?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22497 and 22503 is 3.

GCF(22497,22503) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22497 and 22503, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22497 and 22503.

How to find the GCF of 22497 and 22503?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22497 and 22503. After we will calculate the factors of 22497 and 22503 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22497

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

22497 = 3¹ × 7499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22503

Prime factors of 22503 are 3, 13, 577. Prime factorization of 22503 in exponential form is:

22503 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 22497

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

1, 3, 7499

Step-4: Factors of 22503

List of positive integer factors of 22503 that divides 22497 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 577, 1731, 7501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22497 and 22503. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22497 and 22503 is 3.

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