What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4223 and 4242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4223 and 4242 is 1.

GCF(4223,4242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4223 and 4242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4223 and 4242.

How to find the GCF of 4223 and 4242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4223 and 4242. After we will calculate the factors of 4223 and 4242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4223

Prime factors of 4223 are 41, 103. Prime factorization of 4223 in exponential form is:

4223 = 41¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4242

Prime factors of 4242 are 2, 3, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 4242 in exponential form is:

4242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 4223

List of positive integer factors of 4223 that divides 4223 without a remainder.

1, 41, 103

Step-4: Factors of 4242

List of positive integer factors of 4242 that divides 4223 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 101, 202, 303, 606, 707, 1414, 2121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4223 and 4242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4223 and 4242 is 1.

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