What is the Greatest Common Factor of 211 and 224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 211 and 224 is 1.

GCF(211,224) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 211 and 224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 211 and 224.

How to find the GCF of 211 and 224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 211 and 224. After we will calculate the factors of 211 and 224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 211

Prime factors of 211 are 211. Prime factorization of 211 in exponential form is:

211 = 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 224

Prime factors of 224 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 224 in exponential form is:

224 = 2⁵ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 211

List of positive integer factors of 211 that divides 211 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 224

List of positive integer factors of 224 that divides 211 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 112

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 211 and 224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 211 and 224 is 1.

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