What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4212 and 4231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4212 and 4231 is 1.

GCF(4212,4231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4212 and 4231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4212 and 4231.

How to find the GCF of 4212 and 4231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4212 and 4231. After we will calculate the factors of 4212 and 4231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4212

Prime factors of 4212 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 4212 in exponential form is:

4212 = 2² × 3⁴ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4231

Prime factors of 4231 are 4231. Prime factorization of 4231 in exponential form is:

4231 = 4231¹

Step-3: Factors of 4212

List of positive integer factors of 4212 that divides 4212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 26, 27, 36, 39, 52, 54, 78, 81, 108, 117, 156, 162, 234, 324, 351, 468, 702, 1053, 1404, 2106

Step-4: Factors of 4231

List of positive integer factors of 4231 that divides 4212 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4212 and 4231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4212 and 4231 is 1.

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