What is the Greatest Common Factor of 229 and 241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 229 and 241 is 1.

GCF(229,241) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 229 and 241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 229 and 241.

How to find the GCF of 229 and 241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 229 and 241. After we will calculate the factors of 229 and 241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 229

Prime factors of 229 are 229. Prime factorization of 229 in exponential form is:

229 = 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 241

Prime factors of 241 are 241. Prime factorization of 241 in exponential form is:

241 = 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 229

List of positive integer factors of 229 that divides 229 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 241

List of positive integer factors of 241 that divides 229 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 229 and 241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 229 and 241 is 1.

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