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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 274 and 279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 274 and 279 is 1.

GCF(274,279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 274 and 279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 274 and 279.

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How to find the GCF of 274 and 279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 274 and 279. After we will calculate the factors of 274 and 279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 274

Prime factors of 274 are 2, 137. Prime factorization of 274 in exponential form is:

274 = 21 × 1371

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 274

List of positive integer factors of 274 that divides 274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137

Step-4: Factors of 279

List of positive integer factors of 279 that divides 274 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 31, 93

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 274 and 279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 274 and 279 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 274 and 279