What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7279 and 7291?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7279 and 7291 is 1.

GCF(7279,7291) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7279 and 7291, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7279 and 7291.

How to find the GCF of 7279 and 7291?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7279 and 7291. After we will calculate the factors of 7279 and 7291 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7279

Prime factors of 7279 are 29, 251. Prime factorization of 7279 in exponential form is:

7279 = 29¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7291

Prime factors of 7291 are 23, 317. Prime factorization of 7291 in exponential form is:

7291 = 23¹ × 317¹

Step-3: Factors of 7279

List of positive integer factors of 7279 that divides 7279 without a remainder.

1, 29, 251

Step-4: Factors of 7291

List of positive integer factors of 7291 that divides 7279 without a remainder.

1, 23, 317

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7279 and 7291. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7279 and 7291 is 1.

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