What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7228 and 7241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7228 and 7241 is 13.

GCF(7228,7241) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7228 and 7241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7228 and 7241.

How to find the GCF of 7228 and 7241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7228 and 7241. After we will calculate the factors of 7228 and 7241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7228

Prime factors of 7228 are 2, 13, 139. Prime factorization of 7228 in exponential form is:

7228 = 2² × 13¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7241

Prime factors of 7241 are 13, 557. Prime factorization of 7241 in exponential form is:

7241 = 13¹ × 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 7228

List of positive integer factors of 7228 that divides 7228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 139, 278, 556, 1807, 3614

Step-4: Factors of 7241

List of positive integer factors of 7241 that divides 7228 without a remainder.

1, 13, 557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7228 and 7241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7228 and 7241 is 13.

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