What is the Greatest Common Factor of 251 and 261?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 251 and 261 is 1.
GCF(251,261) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 251 and 261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 251 and 261.
How to find the GCF of 251 and 261?
We will first find the prime factorization of 251 and 261. After we will calculate the factors of 251 and 261 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 251
Prime factors of 251 are 251. Prime factorization of 251 in exponential form is:
251 = 2511
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 261
Prime factors of 261 are 3, 29. Prime factorization of 261 in exponential form is:
261 = 32 × 291
Step-3: Factors of 251
List of positive integer factors of 251 that divides 251 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 261
List of positive integer factors of 261 that divides 251 without a remainder.
1, 3, 9, 29, 87
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 251 and 261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 251 and 261 is 1.
Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 251 and 261
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