What is the Greatest Common Factor of 271 and 285?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 271 and 285 is 1.

GCF(271,285) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 271 and 285, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 271 and 285.

How to find the GCF of 271 and 285?

We will first find the prime factorization of 271 and 285. After we will calculate the factors of 271 and 285 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 271

Prime factors of 271 are 271. Prime factorization of 271 in exponential form is:

271 = 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 285

Prime factors of 285 are 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 285 in exponential form is:

285 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 271

List of positive integer factors of 271 that divides 271 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 285

List of positive integer factors of 285 that divides 271 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 19, 57, 95

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 271 and 285. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 271 and 285 is 1.

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