What is the Greatest Common Factor of 249 and 263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 249 and 263 is 1.

GCF(249,263) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 249 and 263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 249 and 263.

How to find the GCF of 249 and 263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 249 and 263. After we will calculate the factors of 249 and 263 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 263

Prime factors of 263 are 263. Prime factorization of 263 in exponential form is:

263 = 263¹

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 263

List of positive integer factors of 263 that divides 249 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 249 and 263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 249 and 263 is 1.

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