What is the Greatest Common Factor of 303 and 317?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 303 and 317 is 1.

GCF(303,317) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 303 and 317, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 303 and 317.

How to find the GCF of 303 and 317?

We will first find the prime factorization of 303 and 317. After we will calculate the factors of 303 and 317 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 317

Prime factors of 317 are 317. Prime factorization of 317 in exponential form is:

317 = 317¹

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 317

List of positive integer factors of 317 that divides 303 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 303 and 317. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 303 and 317 is 1.

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