What is the Greatest Common Factor of 274 and 287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 274 and 287 is 1.

GCF(274,287) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 274 and 287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 274 and 287.

How to find the GCF of 274 and 287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 274 and 287. After we will calculate the factors of 274 and 287 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 287

Prime factors of 287 are 7, 41. Prime factorization of 287 in exponential form is:

287 = 7¹ × 41¹

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 287

List of positive integer factors of 287 that divides 274 without a remainder.

1, 7, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 274 and 287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 274 and 287 is 1.

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