What is the Greatest Common Factor of 303 and 311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 303 and 311 is 1.

GCF(303,311) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 303 and 311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 303 and 311.

How to find the GCF of 303 and 311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 303 and 311. After we will calculate the factors of 303 and 311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 303

Prime factors of 303 are 3, 101. Prime factorization of 303 in exponential form is:

303 = 3¹ × 101¹

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 303

List of positive integer factors of 303 that divides 303 without a remainder.

1, 3, 101

Step-4: Factors of 311

List of positive integer factors of 311 that divides 303 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 303 and 311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 303 and 311 is 1.

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