What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7223 and 7238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7223 and 7238 is 1.

GCF(7223,7238) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7223 and 7238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7223 and 7238.

How to find the GCF of 7223 and 7238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7223 and 7238. After we will calculate the factors of 7223 and 7238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7223

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

7223 = 31¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7238

Prime factors of 7238 are 2, 7, 11, 47. Prime factorization of 7238 in exponential form is:

7238 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 7223

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

1, 31, 233

Step-4: Factors of 7238

List of positive integer factors of 7238 that divides 7223 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 47, 77, 94, 154, 329, 517, 658, 1034, 3619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7223 and 7238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7223 and 7238 is 1.

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