What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22967 and 22972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22967 and 22972 is 1.

GCF(22967,22972) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22967 and 22972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22967 and 22972.

How to find the GCF of 22967 and 22972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22967 and 22972. After we will calculate the factors of 22967 and 22972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22967

Prime factors of 22967 are 7, 17, 193. Prime factorization of 22967 in exponential form is:

22967 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22972

Prime factors of 22972 are 2, 5743. Prime factorization of 22972 in exponential form is:

22972 = 2² × 5743¹

Step-3: Factors of 22967

List of positive integer factors of 22967 that divides 22967 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 193, 1351, 3281

Step-4: Factors of 22972

List of positive integer factors of 22972 that divides 22967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5743, 11486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22967 and 22972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22967 and 22972 is 1.

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