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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88221 and 88227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88221 and 88227 is 3.

GCF(88221,88227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88221 and 88227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88221 and 88227.

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How to find the GCF of 88221 and 88227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88221 and 88227. After we will calculate the factors of 88221 and 88227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88221

Prime factors of 88221 are 3, 7, 4201. Prime factorization of 88221 in exponential form is:

88221 = 31 × 71 × 42011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88227

Prime factors of 88227 are 3, 9803. Prime factorization of 88227 in exponential form is:

88227 = 32 × 98031

Step-3: Factors of 88221

List of positive integer factors of 88221 that divides 88221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 4201, 12603, 29407

Step-4: Factors of 88227

List of positive integer factors of 88227 that divides 88221 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 9803, 29409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88221 and 88227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88221 and 88227 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88221 and 88227