What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2225 and 2236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2225 and 2236 is 1.

GCF(2225,2236) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2225 and 2236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2225 and 2236.

How to find the GCF of 2225 and 2236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2225 and 2236. After we will calculate the factors of 2225 and 2236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2225

Prime factors of 2225 are 5, 89. Prime factorization of 2225 in exponential form is:

2225 = 5² × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2236

Prime factors of 2236 are 2, 13, 43. Prime factorization of 2236 in exponential form is:

2236 = 2² × 13¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 2225

List of positive integer factors of 2225 that divides 2225 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 89, 445

Step-4: Factors of 2236

List of positive integer factors of 2236 that divides 2225 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 43, 52, 86, 172, 559, 1118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2225 and 2236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2225 and 2236 is 1.

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