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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 234 and 254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 234 and 254 is 2.

GCF(234,254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 234 and 254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 234 and 254.

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How to find the GCF of 234 and 254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 234 and 254. After we will calculate the factors of 234 and 254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 234

Prime factors of 234 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 234 in exponential form is:

234 = 21 × 32 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 254

Prime factors of 254 are 2, 127. Prime factorization of 254 in exponential form is:

254 = 21 × 1271

Step-3: Factors of 234

List of positive integer factors of 234 that divides 234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 39, 78, 117

Step-4: Factors of 254

List of positive integer factors of 254 that divides 234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 234 and 254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 234 and 254 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 234 and 254