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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 251 and 260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 251 and 260 is 1.

GCF(251,260) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 251 and 260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 251 and 260.

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How to find the GCF of 251 and 260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 251 and 260. After we will calculate the factors of 251 and 260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 251

Prime factors of 251 are 251. Prime factorization of 251 in exponential form is:

251 = 2511

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 260

Prime factors of 260 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 260 in exponential form is:

260 = 22 × 51 × 131

Step-3: Factors of 251

List of positive integer factors of 251 that divides 251 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 260

List of positive integer factors of 260 that divides 251 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 26, 52, 65, 130

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 251 and 260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 251 and 260 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 251 and 260