What is the Greatest Common Factor of 249 and 258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 249 and 258 is 3.

GCF(249,258) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 249 and 258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 249 and 258.

How to find the GCF of 249 and 258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 249 and 258. After we will calculate the factors of 249 and 258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 249

Prime factors of 249 are 3, 83. Prime factorization of 249 in exponential form is:

249 = 3¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 258

Prime factors of 258 are 2, 3, 43. Prime factorization of 258 in exponential form is:

258 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 249

List of positive integer factors of 249 that divides 249 without a remainder.

1, 3, 83

Step-4: Factors of 258

List of positive integer factors of 258 that divides 249 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 249 and 258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 249 and 258 is 3.

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