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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 299 and 312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 299 and 312 is 13.

GCF(299,312) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 299 and 312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 299 and 312.

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How to find the GCF of 299 and 312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 299 and 312. After we will calculate the factors of 299 and 312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 299

Prime factors of 299 are 13, 23. Prime factorization of 299 in exponential form is:

299 = 131 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 312

Prime factors of 312 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 312 in exponential form is:

312 = 23 × 31 × 131

Step-3: Factors of 299

List of positive integer factors of 299 that divides 299 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23

Step-4: Factors of 312

List of positive integer factors of 312 that divides 299 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 104, 156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 299 and 312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 299 and 312 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 299 and 312