What is the Greatest Common Factor of 313 and 318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 313 and 318 is 1.

GCF(313,318) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 313 and 318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 313 and 318.

How to find the GCF of 313 and 318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 313 and 318. After we will calculate the factors of 313 and 318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 313

Prime factors of 313 are 313. Prime factorization of 313 in exponential form is:

313 = 313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 318

Prime factors of 318 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 318 in exponential form is:

318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 313

List of positive integer factors of 313 that divides 313 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 318

List of positive integer factors of 318 that divides 313 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 106, 159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 313 and 318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 313 and 318 is 1.

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