What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22626 and 22644?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22626 and 22644 is 18.

GCF(22626,22644) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22626 and 22644, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22626 and 22644.

How to find the GCF of 22626 and 22644?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22626 and 22644. After we will calculate the factors of 22626 and 22644 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22626

Prime factors of 22626 are 2, 3, 419. Prime factorization of 22626 in exponential form is:

22626 = 2¹ × 3³ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22644

Prime factors of 22644 are 2, 3, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 22644 in exponential form is:

22644 = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 22626

List of positive integer factors of 22626 that divides 22626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 419, 838, 1257, 2514, 3771, 7542, 11313

Step-4: Factors of 22644

List of positive integer factors of 22644 that divides 22626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 34, 36, 37, 51, 68, 74, 102, 111, 148, 153, 204, 222, 306, 333, 444, 612, 629, 666, 1258, 1332, 1887, 2516, 3774, 5661, 7548, 11322

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22626 and 22644. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22626 and 22644 is 18.

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