What is the Greatest Common Factor of 311 and 321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 311 and 321 is 1.

GCF(311,321) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 311 and 321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 311 and 321.

How to find the GCF of 311 and 321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 311 and 321. After we will calculate the factors of 311 and 321 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 321

Prime factors of 321 are 3, 107. Prime factorization of 321 in exponential form is:

321 = 3¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 311

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

Step-4: Factors of 321

List of positive integer factors of 321 that divides 311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 311 and 321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 311 and 321 is 1.

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