What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88237 and 88242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88237 and 88242 is 1.

GCF(88237,88242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88237 and 88242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88237 and 88242.

How to find the GCF of 88237 and 88242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88237 and 88242. After we will calculate the factors of 88237 and 88242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88237

Prime factors of 88237 are 88237. Prime factorization of 88237 in exponential form is:

88237 = 88237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88242

Prime factors of 88242 are 2, 3, 7, 11, 191. Prime factorization of 88242 in exponential form is:

88242 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 88237

List of positive integer factors of 88237 that divides 88237 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 88242

List of positive integer factors of 88242 that divides 88237 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 21, 22, 33, 42, 66, 77, 154, 191, 231, 382, 462, 573, 1146, 1337, 2101, 2674, 4011, 4202, 6303, 8022, 12606, 14707, 29414, 44121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88237 and 88242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88237 and 88242 is 1.

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