What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98209 and 98221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98209 and 98221 is 1.

GCF(98209,98221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98209 and 98221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98209 and 98221.

How to find the GCF of 98209 and 98221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98209 and 98221. After we will calculate the factors of 98209 and 98221 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98209

Prime factors of 98209 are 17, 53, 109. Prime factorization of 98209 in exponential form is:

98209 = 17¹ × 53¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98221

Prime factors of 98221 are 98221. Prime factorization of 98221 in exponential form is:

98221 = 98221¹

Step-3: Factors of 98209

List of positive integer factors of 98209 that divides 98209 without a remainder.

1, 17, 53, 109, 901, 1853, 5777

Step-4: Factors of 98221

List of positive integer factors of 98221 that divides 98209 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98209 and 98221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98209 and 98221 is 1.

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