What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48216 and 48221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48216 and 48221 is 1.

GCF(48216,48221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48216 and 48221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48216 and 48221.

How to find the GCF of 48216 and 48221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48216 and 48221. After we will calculate the factors of 48216 and 48221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48216

Prime factors of 48216 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 48216 in exponential form is:

48216 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7² × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48221

Prime factors of 48221 are 48221. Prime factorization of 48221 in exponential form is:

48221 = 48221¹

Step-3: Factors of 48216

List of positive integer factors of 48216 that divides 48216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 41, 42, 49, 56, 82, 84, 98, 123, 147, 164, 168, 196, 246, 287, 294, 328, 392, 492, 574, 588, 861, 984, 1148, 1176, 1722, 2009, 2296, 3444, 4018, 6027, 6888, 8036, 12054, 16072, 24108

Step-4: Factors of 48221

List of positive integer factors of 48221 that divides 48216 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48216 and 48221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48216 and 48221 is 1.

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