What is the Greatest Common Factor of 226 and 235?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 226 and 235 is 1.

GCF(226,235) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 226 and 235, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 226 and 235.

How to find the GCF of 226 and 235?

We will first find the prime factorization of 226 and 235. After we will calculate the factors of 226 and 235 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 226

Prime factors of 226 are 2, 113. Prime factorization of 226 in exponential form is:

226 = 2¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 235

Prime factors of 235 are 5, 47. Prime factorization of 235 in exponential form is:

235 = 5¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 226

List of positive integer factors of 226 that divides 226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113

Step-4: Factors of 235

List of positive integer factors of 235 that divides 226 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 226 and 235. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 226 and 235 is 1.

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