What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8221 and 8236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8221 and 8236 is 1.

GCF(8221,8236) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8221 and 8236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8221 and 8236.

How to find the GCF of 8221 and 8236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8221 and 8236. After we will calculate the factors of 8221 and 8236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8221

Prime factors of 8221 are 8221. Prime factorization of 8221 in exponential form is:

8221 = 8221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8236

Prime factors of 8236 are 2, 29, 71. Prime factorization of 8236 in exponential form is:

8236 = 2² × 29¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 8221

List of positive integer factors of 8221 that divides 8221 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8236

List of positive integer factors of 8236 that divides 8221 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 71, 116, 142, 284, 2059, 4118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8221 and 8236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8221 and 8236 is 1.

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