What is the Greatest Common Factor of 311 and 315?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 311 and 315 is 1.

GCF(311,315) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 311 and 315, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 311 and 315.

How to find the GCF of 311 and 315?

We will first find the prime factorization of 311 and 315. After we will calculate the factors of 311 and 315 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 311

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

311 = 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 315

Prime factors of 315 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 315 in exponential form is:

315 = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 311

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

Step-4: Factors of 315

List of positive integer factors of 315 that divides 311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 35, 45, 63, 105

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 311 and 315. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 311 and 315 is 1.

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