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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22956 and 22974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22956 and 22974 is 6.

GCF(22956,22974) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22956 and 22974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22956 and 22974.

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How to find the GCF of 22956 and 22974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22956 and 22974. After we will calculate the factors of 22956 and 22974 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 22974

Prime factors of 22974 are 2, 3, 7, 547. Prime factorization of 22974 in exponential form is:

22974 = 21 × 31 × 71 × 5471

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 22974

List of positive integer factors of 22974 that divides 22956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 547, 1094, 1641, 3282, 3829, 7658, 11487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22956 and 22974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22956 and 22974 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 22956 and 22974