What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8218 and 8231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8218 and 8231 is 1.

GCF(8218,8231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8218 and 8231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8218 and 8231.

How to find the GCF of 8218 and 8231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8218 and 8231. After we will calculate the factors of 8218 and 8231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8218

Prime factors of 8218 are 2, 7, 587. Prime factorization of 8218 in exponential form is:

8218 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8231

Prime factors of 8231 are 8231. Prime factorization of 8231 in exponential form is:

8231 = 8231¹

Step-3: Factors of 8218

List of positive integer factors of 8218 that divides 8218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 587, 1174, 4109

Step-4: Factors of 8231

List of positive integer factors of 8231 that divides 8218 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8218 and 8231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8218 and 8231 is 1.

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