What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22842 and 22861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22842 and 22861 is 1.

GCF(22842,22861) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22842 and 22861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22842 and 22861.

How to find the GCF of 22842 and 22861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22842 and 22861. After we will calculate the factors of 22842 and 22861 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22842

Prime factors of 22842 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 22842 in exponential form is:

22842 = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22861

Prime factors of 22861 are 22861. Prime factorization of 22861 in exponential form is:

22861 = 22861¹

Step-3: Factors of 22842

List of positive integer factors of 22842 that divides 22842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 47, 54, 81, 94, 141, 162, 243, 282, 423, 486, 846, 1269, 2538, 3807, 7614, 11421

Step-4: Factors of 22861

List of positive integer factors of 22861 that divides 22842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22842 and 22861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22842 and 22861 is 1.

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