What is the Greatest Common Factor of 261 and 267?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 261 and 267 is 3.
GCF(261,267) = 3
We will now calculate the prime factors of 261 and 267, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 261 and 267.
How to find the GCF of 261 and 267?
We will first find the prime factorization of 261 and 267. After we will calculate the factors of 261 and 267 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 261
Prime factors of 261 are 3, 29. Prime factorization of 261 in exponential form is:
261 = 32 × 291
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 267
Prime factors of 267 are 3, 89. Prime factorization of 267 in exponential form is:
267 = 31 × 891
Step-3: Factors of 261
List of positive integer factors of 261 that divides 261 without a remainder.
1, 3, 9, 29, 87
Step-4: Factors of 267
List of positive integer factors of 267 that divides 261 without a remainder.
1, 3, 89
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 261 and 267. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 261 and 267 is 3.
Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 261 and 267
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