What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7215 and 7231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7215 and 7231 is 1.

GCF(7215,7231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7215 and 7231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7215 and 7231.

How to find the GCF of 7215 and 7231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7215 and 7231. After we will calculate the factors of 7215 and 7231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7215

Prime factors of 7215 are 3, 5, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 7215 in exponential form is:

7215 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7231

Prime factors of 7231 are 7, 1033. Prime factorization of 7231 in exponential form is:

7231 = 7¹ × 1033¹

Step-3: Factors of 7215

List of positive integer factors of 7215 that divides 7215 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 37, 39, 65, 111, 185, 195, 481, 555, 1443, 2405

Step-4: Factors of 7231

List of positive integer factors of 7231 that divides 7215 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7215 and 7231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7215 and 7231 is 1.

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