What is the Greatest Common Factor of 272 and 279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 272 and 279 is 1.

GCF(272,279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 272 and 279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 272 and 279.

How to find the GCF of 272 and 279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 272 and 279. After we will calculate the factors of 272 and 279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 272

Prime factors of 272 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 272 in exponential form is:

272 = 2⁴ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 279

Prime factors of 279 are 3, 31. Prime factorization of 279 in exponential form is:

279 = 3² × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 272

List of positive integer factors of 272 that divides 272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136

Step-4: Factors of 279

List of positive integer factors of 279 that divides 272 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 31, 93

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 272 and 279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 272 and 279 is 1.

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