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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7221 and 7229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7221 and 7229 is 1.

GCF(7221,7229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7221 and 7229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7221 and 7229.

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How to find the GCF of 7221 and 7229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7221 and 7229. After we will calculate the factors of 7221 and 7229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7221

Prime factors of 7221 are 3, 29, 83. Prime factorization of 7221 in exponential form is:

7221 = 31 × 291 × 831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7229

Prime factors of 7229 are 7229. Prime factorization of 7229 in exponential form is:

7229 = 72291

Step-3: Factors of 7221

List of positive integer factors of 7221 that divides 7221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 83, 87, 249, 2407

Step-4: Factors of 7229

List of positive integer factors of 7229 that divides 7221 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7221 and 7229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7221 and 7229 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7221 and 7229