What is the Greatest Common Factor of 101 and 111?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 101 and 111 is 1.

GCF(101,111) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 101 and 111, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 101 and 111.

How to find the GCF of 101 and 111?

We will first find the prime factorization of 101 and 111. After we will calculate the factors of 101 and 111 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 101

Prime factors of 101 are 101. Prime factorization of 101 in exponential form is:

101 = 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 111

Prime factors of 111 are 3, 37. Prime factorization of 111 in exponential form is:

111 = 3¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 101

List of positive integer factors of 101 that divides 101 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 111

List of positive integer factors of 111 that divides 101 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 101 and 111. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 101 and 111 is 1.

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