What is the Greatest Common Factor of 273 and 293?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 273 and 293 is 1.

GCF(273,293) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 273 and 293, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 273 and 293.

How to find the GCF of 273 and 293?

We will first find the prime factorization of 273 and 293. After we will calculate the factors of 273 and 293 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 273

Prime factors of 273 are 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 273 in exponential form is:

273 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 293

Prime factors of 293 are 293. Prime factorization of 293 in exponential form is:

293 = 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 273

List of positive integer factors of 273 that divides 273 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 13, 21, 39, 91

Step-4: Factors of 293

List of positive integer factors of 293 that divides 273 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 273 and 293. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 273 and 293 is 1.

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