What is the Greatest Common Factor of 215 and 232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 215 and 232 is 1.

GCF(215,232) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 215 and 232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 215 and 232.

How to find the GCF of 215 and 232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 215 and 232. After we will calculate the factors of 215 and 232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 215

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

215 = 5¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 232

Prime factors of 232 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 232 in exponential form is:

232 = 2³ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 215

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

1, 5, 43

Step-4: Factors of 232

List of positive integer factors of 232 that divides 215 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 215 and 232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 215 and 232 is 1.

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