What is the Greatest Common Factor of 232 and 241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 232 and 241 is 1.

GCF(232,241) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 232 and 241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 232 and 241.

How to find the GCF of 232 and 241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 232 and 241. After we will calculate the factors of 232 and 241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 232

Prime factors of 232 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 232 in exponential form is:

232 = 2³ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 241

Prime factors of 241 are 241. Prime factorization of 241 in exponential form is:

241 = 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 232

List of positive integer factors of 232 that divides 232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116

Step-4: Factors of 241

List of positive integer factors of 241 that divides 232 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 232 and 241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 232 and 241 is 1.

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