What is the Greatest Common Factor of 241 and 247?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 241 and 247 is 1.

GCF(241,247) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 241 and 247, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 241 and 247.

How to find the GCF of 241 and 247?

We will first find the prime factorization of 241 and 247. After we will calculate the factors of 241 and 247 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 241

Prime factors of 241 are 241. Prime factorization of 241 in exponential form is:

241 = 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 247

Prime factors of 247 are 13, 19. Prime factorization of 247 in exponential form is:

247 = 13¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 241

List of positive integer factors of 241 that divides 241 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 247

List of positive integer factors of 247 that divides 241 without a remainder.

1, 13, 19

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 241 and 247. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 241 and 247 is 1.

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