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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 291 and 311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 291 and 311 is 1.

GCF(291,311) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 291 and 311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 291 and 311.

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How to find the GCF of 291 and 311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 291 and 311. After we will calculate the factors of 291 and 311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 291

Prime factors of 291 are 3, 97. Prime factorization of 291 in exponential form is:

291 = 31 × 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 311

Prime factors of 311 are 311. Prime factorization of 311 in exponential form is:

311 = 3111

Step-3: Factors of 291

List of positive integer factors of 291 that divides 291 without a remainder.

1, 3, 97

Step-4: Factors of 311

List of positive integer factors of 311 that divides 291 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 291 and 311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 291 and 311 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 291 and 311