What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22604 and 22609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22604 and 22609 is 1.

GCF(22604,22609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22604 and 22609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22604 and 22609.

How to find the GCF of 22604 and 22609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22604 and 22609. After we will calculate the factors of 22604 and 22609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22604

Prime factors of 22604 are 2, 5651. Prime factorization of 22604 in exponential form is:

22604 = 2² × 5651¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22609

Prime factors of 22609 are 23, 983. Prime factorization of 22609 in exponential form is:

22609 = 23¹ × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 22604

List of positive integer factors of 22604 that divides 22604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5651, 11302

Step-4: Factors of 22609

List of positive integer factors of 22609 that divides 22604 without a remainder.

1, 23, 983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22604 and 22609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22604 and 22609 is 1.

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