What is the Greatest Common Factor of 196 and 215?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 196 and 215 is 1.

GCF(196,215) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 196 and 215, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 196 and 215.

How to find the GCF of 196 and 215?

We will first find the prime factorization of 196 and 215. After we will calculate the factors of 196 and 215 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 196

Prime factors of 196 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 196 in exponential form is:

196 = 2² × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 215

Prime factors of 215 are 5, 43. Prime factorization of 215 in exponential form is:

215 = 5¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 196

List of positive integer factors of 196 that divides 196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98

Step-4: Factors of 215

List of positive integer factors of 215 that divides 196 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 196 and 215. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 196 and 215 is 1.

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