What is the Greatest Common Factor of 24222 and 24231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 24222 and 24231 is 3.

GCF(24222,24231) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 24222 and 24231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 24222 and 24231.

How to find the GCF of 24222 and 24231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 24222 and 24231. After we will calculate the factors of 24222 and 24231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 24222

Prime factors of 24222 are 2, 3, 11, 367. Prime factorization of 24222 in exponential form is:

24222 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 367¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 24231

Prime factors of 24231 are 3, 41, 197. Prime factorization of 24231 in exponential form is:

24231 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 24222

List of positive integer factors of 24222 that divides 24222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 367, 734, 1101, 2202, 4037, 8074, 12111

Step-4: Factors of 24231

List of positive integer factors of 24231 that divides 24222 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 197, 591, 8077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 24222 and 24231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 24222 and 24231 is 3.

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