What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7209 and 7223?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7209 and 7223 is 1.

GCF(7209,7223) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7209 and 7223, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7209 and 7223.

How to find the GCF of 7209 and 7223?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7209 and 7223. After we will calculate the factors of 7209 and 7223 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7209

Prime factors of 7209 are 3, 89. Prime factorization of 7209 in exponential form is:

7209 = 3⁴ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7223

Prime factors of 7223 are 31, 233. Prime factorization of 7223 in exponential form is:

7223 = 31¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 7209

List of positive integer factors of 7209 that divides 7209 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 89, 267, 801, 2403

Step-4: Factors of 7223

List of positive integer factors of 7223 that divides 7209 without a remainder.

1, 31, 233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7209 and 7223. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7209 and 7223 is 1.

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