What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22635 and 22642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22635 and 22642 is 1.

GCF(22635,22642) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22635 and 22642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22635 and 22642.

How to find the GCF of 22635 and 22642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22635 and 22642. After we will calculate the factors of 22635 and 22642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22635

Prime factors of 22635 are 3, 5, 503. Prime factorization of 22635 in exponential form is:

22635 = 3² × 5¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22642

Prime factors of 22642 are 2, 11321. Prime factorization of 22642 in exponential form is:

22642 = 2¹ × 11321¹

Step-3: Factors of 22635

List of positive integer factors of 22635 that divides 22635 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 503, 1509, 2515, 4527, 7545

Step-4: Factors of 22642

List of positive integer factors of 22642 that divides 22635 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22635 and 22642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22635 and 22642 is 1.

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