What is the Greatest Common Factor of 254 and 261?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 254 and 261 is 1.
GCF(254,261) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 254 and 261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 254 and 261.
How to find the GCF of 254 and 261?
We will first find the prime factorization of 254 and 261. After we will calculate the factors of 254 and 261 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 254
Prime factors of 254 are 2, 127. Prime factorization of 254 in exponential form is:
254 = 21 × 1271
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 254
List of positive integer factors of 254 that divides 254 without a remainder.
1, 2, 127
Step-4: Factors of 261
List of positive integer factors of 261 that divides 254 without a remainder.
1, 3, 9, 29, 87
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 254 and 261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 254 and 261 is 1.
Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 254 and 261
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