What is the Greatest Common Factor of 296 and 313?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 296 and 313 is 1.

GCF(296,313) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 296 and 313, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 296 and 313.

How to find the GCF of 296 and 313?

We will first find the prime factorization of 296 and 313. After we will calculate the factors of 296 and 313 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 296

Prime factors of 296 are 2, 37. Prime factorization of 296 in exponential form is:

296 = 2³ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 313

Prime factors of 313 are 313. Prime factorization of 313 in exponential form is:

313 = 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 296

List of positive integer factors of 296 that divides 296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 148

Step-4: Factors of 313

List of positive integer factors of 313 that divides 296 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 296 and 313. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 296 and 313 is 1.

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