What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32242 and 32257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32242 and 32257 is 1.

GCF(32242,32257) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32242 and 32257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32242 and 32257.

How to find the GCF of 32242 and 32257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32242 and 32257. After we will calculate the factors of 32242 and 32257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32242

Prime factors of 32242 are 2, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 32242 in exponential form is:

32242 = 2¹ × 7³ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32257

Prime factors of 32257 are 32257. Prime factorization of 32257 in exponential form is:

32257 = 32257¹

Step-3: Factors of 32242

List of positive integer factors of 32242 that divides 32242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 47, 49, 94, 98, 329, 343, 658, 686, 2303, 4606, 16121

Step-4: Factors of 32257

List of positive integer factors of 32257 that divides 32242 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32242 and 32257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32242 and 32257 is 1.

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