What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22742 and 22761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22742 and 22761 is 1.

GCF(22742,22761) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22742 and 22761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22742 and 22761.

How to find the GCF of 22742 and 22761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22742 and 22761. After we will calculate the factors of 22742 and 22761 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22742

Prime factors of 22742 are 2, 83, 137. Prime factorization of 22742 in exponential form is:

22742 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22761

Prime factors of 22761 are 3, 281. Prime factorization of 22761 in exponential form is:

22761 = 3⁴ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 22742

List of positive integer factors of 22742 that divides 22742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 137, 166, 274, 11371

Step-4: Factors of 22761

List of positive integer factors of 22761 that divides 22742 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 281, 843, 2529, 7587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22742 and 22761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22742 and 22761 is 1.

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