What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22720 and 22731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22720 and 22731 is 1.

GCF(22720,22731) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22720 and 22731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22720 and 22731.

How to find the GCF of 22720 and 22731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22720 and 22731. After we will calculate the factors of 22720 and 22731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22720

Prime factors of 22720 are 2, 5, 71. Prime factorization of 22720 in exponential form is:

22720 = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22731

Prime factors of 22731 are 3, 7577. Prime factorization of 22731 in exponential form is:

22731 = 3¹ × 7577¹

Step-3: Factors of 22720

List of positive integer factors of 22720 that divides 22720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 71, 80, 142, 160, 284, 320, 355, 568, 710, 1136, 1420, 2272, 2840, 4544, 5680, 11360

Step-4: Factors of 22731

List of positive integer factors of 22731 that divides 22720 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22720 and 22731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22720 and 22731 is 1.

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