What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22872 and 22881?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22872 and 22881 is 3.

GCF(22872,22881) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22872 and 22881, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22872 and 22881.

How to find the GCF of 22872 and 22881?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22872 and 22881. After we will calculate the factors of 22872 and 22881 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22872

Prime factors of 22872 are 2, 3, 953. Prime factorization of 22872 in exponential form is:

22872 = 2³ × 3¹ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22881

Prime factors of 22881 are 3, 29, 263. Prime factorization of 22881 in exponential form is:

22881 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 22872

List of positive integer factors of 22872 that divides 22872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 953, 1906, 2859, 3812, 5718, 7624, 11436

Step-4: Factors of 22881

List of positive integer factors of 22881 that divides 22872 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 263, 789, 7627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22872 and 22881. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22872 and 22881 is 3.

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