What is the Greatest Common Factor of 298 and 307?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 298 and 307 is 1.

GCF(298,307) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 298 and 307, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 298 and 307.

How to find the GCF of 298 and 307?

We will first find the prime factorization of 298 and 307. After we will calculate the factors of 298 and 307 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 298

Prime factors of 298 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 298 in exponential form is:

298 = 2¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 307

Prime factors of 307 are 307. Prime factorization of 307 in exponential form is:

307 = 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 298

List of positive integer factors of 298 that divides 298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149

Step-4: Factors of 307

List of positive integer factors of 307 that divides 298 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 298 and 307. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 298 and 307 is 1.

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