What is the Greatest Common Factor of 231 and 236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 231 and 236 is 1.

GCF(231,236) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 231 and 236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 231 and 236.

How to find the GCF of 231 and 236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 231 and 236. After we will calculate the factors of 231 and 236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 231

Prime factors of 231 are 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 231 in exponential form is:

231 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 236

Prime factors of 236 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 236 in exponential form is:

236 = 2² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 231

List of positive integer factors of 231 that divides 231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 77

Step-4: Factors of 236

List of positive integer factors of 236 that divides 231 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 231 and 236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 231 and 236 is 1.

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