What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88221 and 88229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88221 and 88229 is 1.

GCF(88221,88229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88221 and 88229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88221 and 88229.

How to find the GCF of 88221 and 88229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88221 and 88229. After we will calculate the factors of 88221 and 88229 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 88229

Prime factors of 88229 are 83, 1063. Prime factorization of 88229 in exponential form is:

88229 = 83¹ × 1063¹

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 88229

List of positive integer factors of 88229 that divides 88221 without a remainder.

1, 83, 1063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88221 and 88229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88221 and 88229 is 1.

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