SOLUTION: greatest common factors: gcf(5183,511)= gcf(287,259)= and gcf(253,407)=

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Question 17940: greatest common factors:
gcf(5183,511)=
gcf(287,259)=
and gcf(253,407)=

Answer by venugopalramana(3286)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
gcf(5183,511)=
gcf(287,259)=
and gcf(253,407)=
i will show you one example....gcf(5183,511)=
and you can do the rest on that basis
take bigger number .divide it with smaller number
.....511)5183(10
.........5110.take the remainder and use it to divide the previous smaller no.
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reminder...73)511(7
..............511..now there is no remainder.so we stop here.the answer is 73
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reminder.......0...hence gcf(5183,511)=73

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