What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36221 and 36229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36221 and 36229 is 1.

GCF(36221,36229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36221 and 36229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36221 and 36229.

How to find the GCF of 36221 and 36229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36221 and 36229. After we will calculate the factors of 36221 and 36229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36221

Prime factors of 36221 are 29, 1249. Prime factorization of 36221 in exponential form is:

36221 = 29¹ × 1249¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36229

Prime factors of 36229 are 36229. Prime factorization of 36229 in exponential form is:

36229 = 36229¹

Step-3: Factors of 36221

List of positive integer factors of 36221 that divides 36221 without a remainder.

1, 29, 1249

Step-4: Factors of 36229

List of positive integer factors of 36229 that divides 36221 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36221 and 36229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36221 and 36229 is 1.

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