What is the Greatest Common Factor of 203 and 222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 203 and 222 is 1.

GCF(203,222) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 203 and 222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 203 and 222.

How to find the GCF of 203 and 222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 203 and 222. After we will calculate the factors of 203 and 222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 203

Prime factors of 203 are 7, 29. Prime factorization of 203 in exponential form is:

203 = 7¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 222

Prime factors of 222 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 222 in exponential form is:

222 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 203

List of positive integer factors of 203 that divides 203 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29

Step-4: Factors of 222

List of positive integer factors of 222 that divides 203 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 37, 74, 111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 203 and 222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 203 and 222 is 1.

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