What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7212 and 7223?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7212 and 7223 is 1.

GCF(7212,7223) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7212 and 7223, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7212 and 7223.

How to find the GCF of 7212 and 7223?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7212 and 7223. After we will calculate the factors of 7212 and 7223 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7212

Prime factors of 7212 are 2, 3, 601. Prime factorization of 7212 in exponential form is:

7212 = 2² × 3¹ × 601¹

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 7212

List of positive integer factors of 7212 that divides 7212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 601, 1202, 1803, 2404, 3606

Step-4: Factors of 7223

List of positive integer factors of 7223 that divides 7212 without a remainder.

1, 31, 233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7212 and 7223. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7212 and 7223 is 1.

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