What is the Greatest Common Factor of 276 and 287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 276 and 287 is 1.

GCF(276,287) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 276 and 287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 276 and 287.

How to find the GCF of 276 and 287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 276 and 287. After we will calculate the factors of 276 and 287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 276

Prime factors of 276 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 276 in exponential form is:

276 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹

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 276

List of positive integer factors of 276 that divides 276 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 92, 138

Step-4: Factors of 287

List of positive integer factors of 287 that divides 276 without a remainder.

1, 7, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 276 and 287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 276 and 287 is 1.

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