What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7216 and 7227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7216 and 7227 is 11.

GCF(7216,7227) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7216 and 7227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7216 and 7227.

How to find the GCF of 7216 and 7227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7216 and 7227. After we will calculate the factors of 7216 and 7227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7216

Prime factors of 7216 are 2, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 7216 in exponential form is:

7216 = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7227

Prime factors of 7227 are 3, 11, 73. Prime factorization of 7227 in exponential form is:

7227 = 3² × 11¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 7216

List of positive integer factors of 7216 that divides 7216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 164, 176, 328, 451, 656, 902, 1804, 3608

Step-4: Factors of 7227

List of positive integer factors of 7227 that divides 7216 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 73, 99, 219, 657, 803, 2409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7216 and 7227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7216 and 7227 is 11.

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