What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4229 and 4238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4229 and 4238 is 1.

GCF(4229,4238) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4229 and 4238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4229 and 4238.

How to find the GCF of 4229 and 4238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4229 and 4238. After we will calculate the factors of 4229 and 4238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4229

Prime factors of 4229 are 4229. Prime factorization of 4229 in exponential form is:

4229 = 4229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4238

Prime factors of 4238 are 2, 13, 163. Prime factorization of 4238 in exponential form is:

4238 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 4229

List of positive integer factors of 4229 that divides 4229 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 4238

List of positive integer factors of 4238 that divides 4229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 163, 326, 2119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4229 and 4238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4229 and 4238 is 1.

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