What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60271 and 60278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60271 and 60278 is 1.

GCF(60271,60278) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60271 and 60278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60271 and 60278.

How to find the GCF of 60271 and 60278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60271 and 60278. After we will calculate the factors of 60271 and 60278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60271

Prime factors of 60271 are 60271. Prime factorization of 60271 in exponential form is:

60271 = 60271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60278

Prime factors of 60278 are 2, 30139. Prime factorization of 60278 in exponential form is:

60278 = 2¹ × 30139¹

Step-3: Factors of 60271

List of positive integer factors of 60271 that divides 60271 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 60278

List of positive integer factors of 60278 that divides 60271 without a remainder.

1, 2, 30139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60271 and 60278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60271 and 60278 is 1.

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