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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 260 and 270?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 260 and 270 is 10.

GCF(260,270) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 260 and 270, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 260 and 270.

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How to find the GCF of 260 and 270?

We will first find the prime factorization of 260 and 270. After we will calculate the factors of 260 and 270 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 260

Prime factors of 260 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 260 in exponential form is:

260 = 22 × 51 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 270

Prime factors of 270 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 270 in exponential form is:

270 = 21 × 33 × 51

Step-3: Factors of 260

List of positive integer factors of 260 that divides 260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 20, 26, 52, 65, 130

Step-4: Factors of 270

List of positive integer factors of 270 that divides 260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 27, 30, 45, 54, 90, 135

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 260 and 270. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 260 and 270 is 10.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 260 and 270