What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22968 and 22973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22968 and 22973 is 1.

GCF(22968,22973) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22968 and 22973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22968 and 22973.

How to find the GCF of 22968 and 22973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22968 and 22973. After we will calculate the factors of 22968 and 22973 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22968

Prime factors of 22968 are 2, 3, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 22968 in exponential form is:

22968 = 2³ × 3² × 11¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22973

Prime factors of 22973 are 22973. Prime factorization of 22973 in exponential form is:

22973 = 22973¹

Step-3: Factors of 22968

List of positive integer factors of 22968 that divides 22968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 24, 29, 33, 36, 44, 58, 66, 72, 87, 88, 99, 116, 132, 174, 198, 232, 261, 264, 319, 348, 396, 522, 638, 696, 792, 957, 1044, 1276, 1914, 2088, 2552, 2871, 3828, 5742, 7656, 11484

Step-4: Factors of 22973

List of positive integer factors of 22973 that divides 22968 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22968 and 22973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22968 and 22973 is 1.

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