What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22989 and 22993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22989 and 22993 is 1.

GCF(22989,22993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22989 and 22993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22989 and 22993.

How to find the GCF of 22989 and 22993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22989 and 22993. After we will calculate the factors of 22989 and 22993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22989

Prime factors of 22989 are 3, 79, 97. Prime factorization of 22989 in exponential form is:

22989 = 3¹ × 79¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22993

Prime factors of 22993 are 22993. Prime factorization of 22993 in exponential form is:

22993 = 22993¹

Step-3: Factors of 22989

List of positive integer factors of 22989 that divides 22989 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79, 97, 237, 291, 7663

Step-4: Factors of 22993

List of positive integer factors of 22993 that divides 22989 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22989 and 22993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22989 and 22993 is 1.

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