What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22518 and 22524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22518 and 22524 is 6.

GCF(22518,22524) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22518 and 22524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22518 and 22524.

How to find the GCF of 22518 and 22524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22518 and 22524. After we will calculate the factors of 22518 and 22524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22518

Prime factors of 22518 are 2, 3, 139. Prime factorization of 22518 in exponential form is:

22518 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22524

Prime factors of 22524 are 2, 3, 1877. Prime factorization of 22524 in exponential form is:

22524 = 2² × 3¹ × 1877¹

Step-3: Factors of 22518

List of positive integer factors of 22518 that divides 22518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 139, 162, 278, 417, 834, 1251, 2502, 3753, 7506, 11259

Step-4: Factors of 22524

List of positive integer factors of 22524 that divides 22518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1877, 3754, 5631, 7508, 11262

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22518 and 22524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22518 and 22524 is 6.

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