What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22956 and 22962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22956 and 22962 is 6.

GCF(22956,22962) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22956 and 22962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22956 and 22962.

How to find the GCF of 22956 and 22962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22956 and 22962. After we will calculate the factors of 22956 and 22962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22956

Prime factors of 22956 are 2, 3, 1913. Prime factorization of 22956 in exponential form is:

22956 = 2² × 3¹ × 1913¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22962

Prime factors of 22962 are 2, 3, 43, 89. Prime factorization of 22962 in exponential form is:

22962 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 22956

List of positive integer factors of 22956 that divides 22956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1913, 3826, 5739, 7652, 11478

Step-4: Factors of 22962

List of positive integer factors of 22962 that divides 22956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 89, 129, 178, 258, 267, 534, 3827, 7654, 11481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22956 and 22962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22956 and 22962 is 6.

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