What is the Greatest Common Factor of 223 and 230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 223 and 230 is 1.

GCF(223,230) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 223 and 230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 223 and 230.

How to find the GCF of 223 and 230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 223 and 230. After we will calculate the factors of 223 and 230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 223

Prime factors of 223 are 223. Prime factorization of 223 in exponential form is:

223 = 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 230

Prime factors of 230 are 2, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 230 in exponential form is:

230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 223

List of positive integer factors of 223 that divides 223 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 230

List of positive integer factors of 230 that divides 223 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 23, 46, 115

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 223 and 230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 223 and 230 is 1.

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