Greatest Common Factor of 258 and 263

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 258, 263 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 258 and 263 is 1.

GCF(258,263) = 1

GCF of 258 and 263

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 258 and 263

GCF of 258 and 263 is 1

Prime Factorization of 258


2 258
3 129
43 43
1

Prime factors of 258 are 2,3,43. Prime factorization of 258 in exponential form is:

258 = 21×31×431

Prime Factorization of 263


263 263
1

Prime factors of 263 are 263. Prime factorization of 263 in exponential form is:

263 = 2631

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 258 and 263 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 258 and 263 by matching factors method

Factors of 258

List of positive integer factors of 258 that divides 258 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,43,86,129,258

Factors of 263

List of positive integer factors of 263 that divides 263 without a remainder.

1,263

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 258 and 263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 258 and 263 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 258 and 263

Properties of GCF 258 and 263

(i) The GCF of 258 and 263 is associative

GCF of 258 and 263 = GCF of 263 and 258

Related Greatest Common Factor of 258

Related Greatest Common Factor of 263

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 258 and 263

1. What is the GCF of 258 and 263?

Answer: GCF of 258 and 263 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 258?

Answer: Factors of 258 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 258. There are 8 integers that are factors of 258. The greatest factor of 258 is 258.

3. What are the Factors of 263?

Answer: Factors of 263 are 1, 263. There are 2 integers that are factors of 263. The greatest factor of 263 is 263.

4. How to Find the GCF of 258 and 263?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 258 and 263 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 258

258 = 2 x 3 x 43

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 263

263 = 263

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 258 and 263 is 1