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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 226 and 237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 226 and 237 is 1.

GCF(226,237) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 226 and 237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 226 and 237.

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How to find the GCF of 226 and 237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 226 and 237. After we will calculate the factors of 226 and 237 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 237

Prime factors of 237 are 3, 79. Prime factorization of 237 in exponential form is:

237 = 31 × 791

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 237

List of positive integer factors of 237 that divides 226 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 226 and 237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 226 and 237 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 226 and 237