What is the Greatest Common Factor of 279 and 283?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 279 and 283 is 1.

GCF(279,283) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 279 and 283, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 279 and 283.

How to find the GCF of 279 and 283?

We will first find the prime factorization of 279 and 283. After we will calculate the factors of 279 and 283 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 279

Prime factors of 279 are 3, 31. Prime factorization of 279 in exponential form is:

279 = 3² × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 283

Prime factors of 283 are 283. Prime factorization of 283 in exponential form is:

283 = 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 279

List of positive integer factors of 279 that divides 279 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 31, 93

Step-4: Factors of 283

List of positive integer factors of 283 that divides 279 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 279 and 283. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 279 and 283 is 1.

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