What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36229 and 36242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36229 and 36242 is 1.

GCF(36229,36242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36229 and 36242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36229 and 36242.

How to find the GCF of 36229 and 36242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36229 and 36242. After we will calculate the factors of 36229 and 36242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36229

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

36229 = 36229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36242

Prime factors of 36242 are 2, 18121. Prime factorization of 36242 in exponential form is:

36242 = 2¹ × 18121¹

Step-3: Factors of 36229

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

Step-4: Factors of 36242

List of positive integer factors of 36242 that divides 36229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36229 and 36242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36229 and 36242 is 1.

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