What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48222 and 48231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48222 and 48231 is 9.

GCF(48222,48231) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48222 and 48231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48222 and 48231.

How to find the GCF of 48222 and 48231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48222 and 48231. After we will calculate the factors of 48222 and 48231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48222

Prime factors of 48222 are 2, 3, 19, 47. Prime factorization of 48222 in exponential form is:

48222 = 2¹ × 3³ × 19¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48231

Prime factors of 48231 are 3, 23, 233. Prime factorization of 48231 in exponential form is:

48231 = 3² × 23¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 48222

List of positive integer factors of 48222 that divides 48222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 27, 38, 47, 54, 57, 94, 114, 141, 171, 282, 342, 423, 513, 846, 893, 1026, 1269, 1786, 2538, 2679, 5358, 8037, 16074, 24111

Step-4: Factors of 48231

List of positive integer factors of 48231 that divides 48222 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 69, 207, 233, 699, 2097, 5359, 16077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48222 and 48231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48222 and 48231 is 9.

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