What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40229 and 40237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40229 and 40237 is 1.

GCF(40229,40237) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40229 and 40237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40229 and 40237.

How to find the GCF of 40229 and 40237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40229 and 40237. After we will calculate the factors of 40229 and 40237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40229

Prime factors of 40229 are 7, 821. Prime factorization of 40229 in exponential form is:

40229 = 7² × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40237

Prime factors of 40237 are 40237. Prime factorization of 40237 in exponential form is:

40237 = 40237¹

Step-3: Factors of 40229

List of positive integer factors of 40229 that divides 40229 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 821, 5747

Step-4: Factors of 40237

List of positive integer factors of 40237 that divides 40229 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40229 and 40237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40229 and 40237 is 1.

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