What is the Greatest Common Factor of 109 and 117?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 109 and 117 is 1.

GCF(109,117) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 109 and 117, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 109 and 117.

How to find the GCF of 109 and 117?

We will first find the prime factorization of 109 and 117. After we will calculate the factors of 109 and 117 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 109

Prime factors of 109 are 109. Prime factorization of 109 in exponential form is:

109 = 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 117

Prime factors of 117 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 117 in exponential form is:

117 = 3² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 109

List of positive integer factors of 109 that divides 109 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 117

List of positive integer factors of 117 that divides 109 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 109 and 117. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 109 and 117 is 1.

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